ENLISH 11

PURPOSE
99. Infinitive used to express purpose.
I am buying paint. I want to paint my hall door.
He tied to knot in his handkerchief. He hoped that this would remind him to meet the train.
He opened the lion’s cage. He intended to feed the lion.
He left his rifle outside. He didn’t want to frighten his wife.
He has a box. He plans to put his saving in it. (omit it)
We had no cups but he gave us coconuts shells. He said we could drink out of them. (omit them)
They got up very early. They wanted to get to the top of the hill before sunrise.
He rushed into a burning house. He wanted to save the child.
He red only for short periods each day. He didn’t want to strain his eyes.
He rang the bell. He wanted to tell us that dinner was ready.
We must keep our gloves on. We don’t want to get frost-bitten.
The farmer put a scarecrow up in the field. He wanted to brighten the birds.
I took off my shoes. I didn’t want to make any noise.
Before the carpenter came she covered the floor with polythene sheeting. She wanted to protect the carpet.
The boys are collecting sticks. They intend to put them on the fire. (omit them)
He was playing very softly. He didn’t want to disturb anyone.
I am sending him to the USA. I want him to study electronic there.
I sent him out of the room. I wanted to discuss his progress with his headmaster.
He fixed a metal ladder to the wall below his window. He wanted to be able to escape if there was a fire.
He changed his address constantly. He wanted to elude the police.
The police had barricaded the mains street. They want to prevent the demonstrators from marching through the town.
They evacuated everybody from the danger zone. They wanted to reduce the risk.
I am learning Greek. I wish to read Homer.
He sent his children to his sister’s house. He wanted them to watch the television programme.
He sent his children to their aunt’s house. He wanted to have some peace.
The town council has forbidden coal fires. They are trying to keep the air clean.
They employed the detective. They wanted to learn what I did in the evenings.
I am saving up. I want to buy a helicopter.
He coughed. He wanted to warn them that he was coming.
You should take your holidays in June. In this way you would avoid the rush.
I keep my hens in a field surrounded by wire netting. I want to protect them against the foxes.
I am learning skiing at an indoor school. I want to be able to ski when I get to Switzerland.
The workmen left red lights near the hole. They wanted to warn motorist.
He invented a wife and six children. By this trick he hoped to avoid paying income tax.
Some women tint their hair when it goes grey. They want to look younger.
He didn’t tell her he was going up in the spacecraft. He didn’t want to alarm her.

100. Clauses and phrases of purpose.
He killed the men who helped him to bury the treasure. He wanted nobody but himself to know where it was.
Put the cork back. Someone may knock the bottle over.
The airfield authorities have put arc lights over the damaged runway. They wanted repair work to continue day and lights.
The girl packed the vase in polyester foam. She didn’t want it to get broken the post.
He wrote a false beard. He didn’t want any one to recognize him.
She built a high wall round her garden. She didn’t want her fruit to be stolen.
They talked in whispers. They didn’t want me to overhear them.
You out to take some serum with you. You might get bitten by a snake.
Aeroplain carry parachutes. The crew can escape in case of fire.
I am insuring my life. I want my children to have something to live on if I am killed.
Pleas shut the gate. I don’t want the cows to get out of the field.
He telephoned from a public call-box. He didn’t want the call to be traced to his own address.
I am putting the nets over my strawberry plants. I don’t want the birds to eat all the strawberries.
We keep the spade in the house. There may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
We put bars in the lower windows. We didn’t want anyone to climb in.
You should carry a jack in your car. You may have a puncture.
We built the roof with a steel slope. We wanted the snow to slide off easily.
The notices are written in several languages. The government wants everyone to understand them.
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