OG11-36

36. In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to
   marry Anne Boleyn.

A   so as to marry

B   and so could be married to

C   to be married to

D   so that he could marry

E    in order that he would marry

Grammatical construction

This sentence uses the construction x happened so that y could happen; so introduces a clause of purpose or result, explaining the reason for the action in the main clause. Henry ... sought to have his marriage ... annulled so that he could may Anne Boleyn. The relationship between the two clauses is clear.

A      So as to marry is not idiomatically correct; it does not identify who will marr

B          This alternative is ungrammatical and illogical: Henry could not marry simply on the basis of seeking an annulment

C           The infinitive must be preceded by a conjunction  (in order); to marry is preferable to the wordier to he married to

D          Correct. This sentence^'s construction clearly shows the reason that Henry sought an annulment.

E          In order that is followed by may or might, the conditional would marry is incorrect .

The correct answer is D.

对于C，如果改成in order to marry to 就是正确的吗？？
            

in order to marry to 也不对

应为即使这么用了也有歧异 不能明确表明动作是那个人发出来的

如果是D 用he消除了这种不足