purpose clauses

PRELIMINAR
PARA + SUSTANTIVO O PRONOMBRE: FOR
This is for Tom.
(Esto es para Tom.)
I've bought it for my brother.
(Lo he comprado para mi hermano.)
PURPSE CLAUSES (ORACIONES SUBORDINADAS FINALES)
1. FINALIDAD DE UN OBJETO O INSTRUMENTO
• PARA + VERBO:
FOR + verbo en -ing (finalidad de un objeto).
This switch is for starting the engine.
(Este botón es para arrancar el motor.)
This bell reminds me about the cake in the oven: This bell is for reminding me the cake in the oven
These actions make you make things right: These are the actions for making things right.
This procedure allows you to write a good essay. This is the procedure for writing a good essay.
2.
ORACIONES FINALES frecuentemente CON EL MISMO SUJETO EN PRINCIPAL Y
SUBORDINADA
TO / IN ORDER TO / SO AS TO + verbo en infinitivo
He came to speak.
He came in order to / so as to speak.
(Él vino para hablar.)
She wanted an ice cream, so she went to the supermarket: She went to the supermarket to buy an ice cream.
He needed a rest, so he sat down: He sat down to rest. He sat down so as to rest. He sat down in order to rest.
Pero cuando el infinitivo es negativo: SO AS NOT TO / IN ORDER NOT TO
He left so as not to / in order not to meet them.
(He left not to meet them.)
(Se marchó para no encontrarse con ellos.)
I didn't want to answer the question so I didn't put up my hand.
I didn't put my hand up so as not to answer the question. I didn't put my hand up in order not to answer the question.
He got up early. He didn't want to miss his flight: He got up early in order not to miss his flight. He got up early so as not to
miss his flight.
3.
ORACIONES FINALES frecuentemente CON DISTINTO SUJETO EN PRINCIPAL Y
SUBORDINADA
• PARA + ORACIÓN:
SO THAT / IN ORDER THAT + can / could / will / would
He gave me the key so that / in order that I could open the door.
(Me dio la llave para que pudiera abrir la puerta.)
Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector so that the students would be able to see the chart more clearly.
The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early so that the students could come and ask him questions.
4.
PARA SABER MÁS. For someone to do something
I've bought this watch for your father to fix it up.
(He traído este reloj para que tu padre lo arregle.)
Did she bring her results for us to finish the report?
(¿Ella trajo sus resultados para que nosotros acabáramos el informe?)
Aunque es igual que decir:
I've bought this watch so that / in order that your father will / can fix it up.
Did she bring her results so that / in order that we could finish the report?