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Clauses of Purpose (1)

1. Match the beginnings and endings from the two boxes using Clauses of Purpose.

Angela bought a turkey watch his favorite soap opera


I’m doing exercises buy some milk and bread
Natasha switched on the TV study medicine
Rebecca plays tennis everyday prepare a Thanksgiving Day meal
Karen went to the shop lose some weight
Emma attends university become a good tennis player

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2. Use Clauses of Purpose to make one sentence from two.


a) Donna traveled to Italy. She wants to study Italian.
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b) Jack cleaned the house. He wanted to please his girlfriend.
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c) Emily went to the library. She wanted to get some books for her essay.
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d) Lindsay went to the hairdresser’s. She had her hair cut.
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e) I’m going to the document office because I have to renew my passport.
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f) The police questioned the witnesses. They wanted to get some information.
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3. Use negative forms in the following sentences.


a) I entered the house silently because I didn’t want to wake everybody up.
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b) Jo isn’t coming to the party because she doesn’t want to be tired tomorrow.
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c) I didn’t want to meet him so I jumped into a bush.
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d) Matt doesn’t want to miss his plane so she ordered a taxi.
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e) Amy has already packed her suitcase because she doesn’t want to leave it
for the last minute.
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Clauses of Purpose (2)

1. Match the beginnings and endings from the two boxes using Clauses of Purpose.

She took the dog for a walk his wife could watch TV
Polly spoke loudly she would arrive in time
Mike took his sister to the station he could pass the exam
Carrie lent Hugh some money he could pay his bills
Anna is helping for Charlie to study her mother could clean the house
Jim cleaned the house everybody could hear her well

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2. Use Clauses of Purpose to make one sentence from two.


a) Phil’s mom sent him to a French course. She wants him to study French.
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b) Josh followed Karen home. He didn’t want her to go home alone.
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c) The mechanic has repaired my car today. I can use it now.
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d) I played with my little brother. My mother could sleep a little bit.
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e) She translated the letter yesterday. He can read it now.
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f) Ellen closed the window. Her grandfather could hear the radio well.
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3. Use negative forms in the following sentences


a) I entered the house silently because I didn’t want my mom to wake up.
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b) Jo didn’t allow his son to the party because she doesn’t want him to be tired
tomorrow.
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c) I jumped into a bush because I didn’t want him to recognize me.
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d) Sarah doesn’t want Matt to miss his plane so she ordered a taxi for him.
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e) Amy has already packed Tim’s suitcase because she doesn’t want him to
leave it for the last minute.
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Clauses of Purpose (3)

1. Use Clauses of Purpose to make one sentence from two.


a) The cat jumped onto the table in the kitchen. She could reach the chicken
easily.
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b) Molly went to Egypt. She visited the Pyramids there.
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c) Edith left a minute ago. She went to see the doctor.
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d) Emma is seeing the doctor because she needs some prescriptions.
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e) The driver began to drive his car faster. The other driver couldn’t overtake
him.
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f) Pat isn’t going to have a party this weekend because she didn’t want the
neighbors to be disturbed.
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g) Andy watered the plants. The plants won’t die.
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h) Mike has just left. He had to go to the bank.
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i) We didn’t want to disturb Frank so we didn’t greet him in the library.
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j) Lily has been painting to living room. She wanted to surprise her boyfriend.
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k) Charlie hid his father’s broken watch to a vase because he didn’t want his
father to realize he had broken it.
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l) The kids were running fast. They wanted to catch the school bus.
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m) Something is wrong with my watch. I had to take it to the jeweler’s and get
him to repair it.
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n) Mandy’s father gave the director some money. He wanted her daughter to
get a role in the movie.
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o) The President resigned. He tried to avoid impeachment.
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p) Chuck didn’t tell his wife about losing some money on gambling. He didn’t
want to make her angry.
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Clauses of Purpose (4)


1. Make questions matching the beginnings and endings from the boxes. Use Clauses of
Purpose.

a) Why don’t we go to the beach 1. grandpa (…) hear the radio?


b) Are you going to the pub 2. get rid of him?
c) Have you ever been to a 3. offer condolences?
foreign country 4. drink some beer with your
d) Will you take Amy to the friends?
nursery 5. we (…) start the lesson?
e) Did you go to the professor 6. translate the text?
f) Will you help me 7. stop the negative effects of
g) Do you have to take these pills recession?
h) Shall I follow you to the 8. I (…)prepare something for
document office lunch
i) Will you close the window 9. make you feel better?
j) Would you help my son 10. have your ID renewed?
k) May I borrow your computer 11. he (…) understand this
l) What measures are the party exercise?
taking 12. study the language?
m) Can I do anything for you 13. Emma (…) learn to swim?
n) Should I phone Sarah 14. he (…) sign your black book?
o) Can we use a dictionary 15. recover from flu?
p) Would you please shut up 16. type this letter?

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Clauses of Purpose (5)
1. Read the following situations. Use the verbs in brackets to form sentences
containing Clauses of Purpose.
E.g. Jane is preparing dinner for tonight. She needs some ingredients. What should
she do? (go/buy) =>She should go to the shop to buy the ingredients.

a) Jamie got a new dress for her birthday. It was too small for her. What
could she do? (go/change)
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b) Martin arrived home and he realized that someone had broken into his house.
What should he do? (call/report)
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c) Lance wants to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend. He doesn’t know
what kind of ring he should buy. What could he do? (take/choose)
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d) Brian had forgotten to bring an important document home from his office.
What he should do? (go back/get)
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e) Carrie doesn’t want her mother to know about her new boyfriend. What she
should do? (tell/know)
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2. Use Clauses of Purpose to make one sentence from two.


a) Ron needs some information for his essay. He has to log on to the Internet.
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b) Tony took a day off. He could go to the bank. He had to arrange some
official things.
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c) Michelle isn’t going to tell her boss about her plans of applying for a new
job. The boss couldn’t prevent her from doing so.
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d) The bus driver slowed down. The man running after the bus got on.
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e) Tina switched to French. The receptionist at the hotel understood her now.
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f) The professor has gone abroad. He has to study some documents for his new
book.
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g) The butler brought some whisky. The guests could have drinks.
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h) Joseph closed the window. The light couldn’t come into the room.
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