grammar · academic

in order to + V

Band 7+speakingtask2

used to express purpose; more formal than 'to'.

Examples

“Many studies change their methodology in order to obtain more reliable results.”

“Policymakers invest in education in order to reduce inequality.”

“She saved money in order to study abroad next year.”

Band 8 sentence

“The programme was redesigned in order to tackle long-standing inequalities in access to healthcare.”

Collocations

  • in order to achieve
  • in order to ensure

Word family

in order for + somebody + to + V grammarin order that + clause grammar

Common mistakes

in order + V→in order to + V

in order for + V (no subject)→in order for + somebody + to + V

in order that + to + V→in order that + clause OR in order to + V

Say it for a higher band

5to + V→6so as to + V→7+in order to + V

Synonyms

so as to

to

Easily confused

so that + clause / so as to + V

“The company changed the timetable so that employees could finish earlier.”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

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