Differences between “in order to”, “so that” and “so as to”?
Someone could help me to understand the difference between “in order to”, “so that” and “so as to”?
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De hecho... casi quieren decir lo mismo... En cuanto a "in order to" y "so that," la diferencia es al igual que la de español con "para" y "para que," y es que aquel no tiene sujeto, (o es el mismo que el de la clausula anterior) y este sí tiene sujeto. Pero ojo, a menudo se excluye "in order to" y solo queda el infinitivo.
Con "so as to," no se utiliza mucho en inglés... es un poco parecido a "como para" de español pero se escucha muy poco en inglés y casi se reserva para escrituras muy formales. He dejado abajo unos ejemplos.
En estos vea que no hay un sujeto que siga "I woke up early."
"I woke up early to go to the gym."
"I woke up early in order to go to the gym." **Esto suena un poco más raro en mis oídos. Cuando se incluye "in order" usted está enfatizando el proceso y el resultado deseado, algo como "a fin de..."
"I woke up early so as to go to the gym." Sonaría excesivamente formal en habla cotidiana....
"I gave my daughter medicine so that she would feel better." Vea que el sujeto el la primera clausula es "I" y el de la segunda es "she." En este caso, también se puede excluir el "that" con "so that."
"I gave my daughter medicine so she would feel better." Según yo esto es un poco más informal.
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They all have the same meaning but I'd say “in order to” and “so that” are more colloquial then “so as to”. Also out of the 3 “in order to” works the best if its the beginning of the sentence, though I guess so as to” could work too but again its not really colloquial.
Ex:
In order to save room for dinner I skipped having a snack. - Good
So as to save room for dinner I skipped having a snack. - Weird (Works but people don't talk this way)
So that I'd have room for dinner I skipped having a snack. - Weird (Works but people don't talk this way)
I skipped having a snack in order to save room for dinner. - Good
I skipped having a snack so that I'd have room for dinner. - Best (most natural)
I skipped having a snack so as to save room for dinner. - Weird (Works but people don't talk this way)
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