OG的解释:39. 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; Idiom Th is sentence should use the construction x happened so that y could happen; so introduces a clause of purpose, explaining the reason for the action in the main clause. Henry … sought to have his marriage … annulled so that he could marry Anne Boleyn. Th e relationship between the two clauses is clear. A So as to marry is not idiomatically correct; it does not identify who will marry. B Th is alternative is ungrammatical and illogical: Henry could not marry simply on the basis of seeking an annulment. C Th e infi nitive here should be preceded by a conjunction (in order); to marry is preferable
注:A So as to marry is not idiomatically correct; it does not identify who will marry to the wordier to be married to.