In order (not) to
She woke up early. She wanted to catch the bus.
She woke up early in order to catch the bus.
This tool helps. It opens cans.
This tool is for opening cans.
I saved money. I could buy a new phone.
I saved money so that I could buy a new phone.
The film was boring. I fell asleep.
The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
He drank a lot of coffee. He couldn’t sleep.
He drank so much coffee that he couldn’t sleep.
I turned off my phone. I wanted to focus.
I turned off my phone in order to focus.
He bought flowers. He gave them to his mom.
He bought flowers for his mom.
She took notes. She could remember the lecture.
She took notes so that she could remember the lecture.
He’s a good teacher. Everyone loves him.
He is such a good teacher that everyone loves him.
There were a lot of people. We couldn’t find a seat.
There were so many people that we couldn’t find a seat.
He left the room. He didn’t want to laugh during the speech.
He left the room in order not to laugh during the speech.
That book is useful. It improves your writing.
That book is for improving your writing.
We left early. We wouldn’t miss the train.
We left early so that we wouldn’t miss the train.
The storm was loud. It woke the whole neighborhood.
The storm was so loud that it woke the whole neighborhood.
We had very little time. We couldn’t finish.
We had so little time that we couldn’t finish.
They moved closer. They wanted to hear better.
They moved closer in order to hear better.
I made a playlist. It’s for the party.
I made a playlist for the party.
He spoke louder. Everyone could hear him.
He spoke louder so that everyone could hear him.
It was an exciting game. No one could sit still.
It was such an exciting game that no one could sit still.
She had very few friends. She felt lonely.
She had so few friends that she felt lonely.
She studied all weekend. She didn’t want to fail the final exam.
She studied all weekend in order not to fail the final exam.
They installed an app. It tracks how long they study.
They installed an app for tracking how long they study.
She explained the rules twice. The new students would understand clearly.
She explained the rules twice in order that the new students would understand clearly.
She gave an emotional speech. Some students cried.
She gave such an emotional speech that some students cried.
They asked a lot of questions. The teacher ran out of time.
They asked so many questions that the teacher ran out of time.