so as to & in order to !!!!

头疼gpa · 发表于 2012-10-25 02:30:12

manhattan 13th

Faced with the recurrence of natural disasters, such as floods and wildfires, many state governments have imposed significant taxes on their citizens so as to raise funds in advance of the next calamity.

答案说so as to是错的，把他换成in order to就对了！

我一直以为这俩是一个意思啊~~求解！！！区别是神马

kiwifoodtown · 发表于 2012-10-25 08:03:10

so as to 引导结果状语从句，in order to 引导目的状语从句。

DUKB24 · 发表于 2012-10-25 23:45:36

so as to is almost wrong in GMAT

quote：

i think i can give you some sort of explanation: in general, you don't use so ADJ as to VERB unless the VERB describes some sort of state/condition. i.e., if the verb is an action verb, this construction generally isn't used.
for instance,

i am so ugly as to be viscerally repulsive to women. --> this works, because the verb “to be” describes a state/condition.

i am so ugly as to repel women on sight. --> you generally wouldn't see this in good writing, as “repel” is an action verb; the sentence would probably be written as i am so ugly that i repel women on sight.

in order to is just an adverbial modifier to show purpose

jessica豆豆冰 · 发表于 2017-8-13 15:29:55

同问！！！一直觉得 to, in order to, so as to 是一样的意思

我做这个题也是卡了很久在这个问题上

so as to & in order to !!!!

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