Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Maya left home early in order to ............... the first bus.
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After "in order to", use the base form of the verb, so the correct answer is "catch".
2I saved my work twice in order ............... miss the deadline.
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The normal form for negative purpose is "in order not to", so the correct answer is "not to".
3Jon opened the online dictionary in order to ............... the new word.
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After "in order to", use the base form, so the correct answer is "look up".
4Please send the file as a PDF ............... print it more easily.
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Use "in order to" before a base verb to show purpose, so the correct answer is "in order to".
5We took a map in order to ............... getting lost in the old town.
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After "in order to", the verb stays in the base form, so the correct answer is "avoid".
6She closed the door gently in order ............... make any noise while the baby slept.
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The sentence says 'without waking the baby', so use the negative purpose form with "not to".
7Lena practised speaking every day in order to ............... her pronunciation.
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Use the base form after "in order to", so the correct answer is "improve".
8The teacher stopped the video ............... ask questions.
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When the purpose has a different subject, use a clause such as "so that we could", not "in order to".
9Arrive ten minutes early in order to ............... ready when the meeting starts.
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After "in order to", use the base form, so the correct answer is "be".
10The company changed its packaging in order ............... reduce plastic waste.
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The expression is "in order to" before a base verb, so the correct answer is "to".
11Carlos wrote clear instructions in order to ............... use the machine safely.
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After "in order to", use the base verb phrase, so the correct answer is "help them".
12Use gloves when you take the tray out of the oven in order ............... burn your hands.
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The warning shows a negative purpose, so the correct answer is "not to".
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- Maya left home early in order to catch the first bus.
- I saved my work twice in order not to miss the deadline.
- Jon opened the online dictionary in order to look up the new word.
- Please send the file as a PDF in order to print it more easily.
- We took a map in order to avoid getting lost in the old town.
- She closed the door gently in order not to make any noise while the baby slept.
- Lena practised speaking every day in order to improve her pronunciation.
- The teacher stopped the video so that we could ask questions.
- Arrive ten minutes early in order to be ready when the meeting starts.
- The company changed its packaging in order to reduce plastic waste.
- Carlos wrote clear instructions in order to help them use the machine safely.
- Use gloves when you take the tray out of the oven in order not to burn your hands.