A presentation for ESL students to express the "why" without the lengthy because. "I go to the gym to exercise" viz "I go to the gym because I want to exercise."

1. Of
Purpose
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4. Infinitive of purpose replaces
because + noun or pronoun +
Want to
Need to
Have to
Like to
would like to
. . . and more. . .

5. o I come to class because I need to learn English
o Isabel got a better job because she needs to keep
up with the bills.
o Maritza and Paco got married because they want
to have children
o Tomasito goes hiking because he loves to stay fit,
or healthy.
o My wife and I came to America because we
needed to escape tyranny*.
*A society with no freedom

6.  Notice the noun and pronoun (in red) on
previous slide. What to they have in
common?

7.  They agree.
 Maritza and Paco = they
 Isabel = she
 It is very important to understand this to
use infinitive of purpose.

8.  I study hard because I want to ace the exam.
Using “to”
o I study hard to ace the exam
Alternatively:
o I study hard in order to ace the exam.

9.  I come to class because I need to learn English
 She got a better job because she needs to keep
up with the bills
 The got married because they want to have
children
 Our teacher goes hiking because he loves to
stay fit.
 We came to America because we needed to
escape tyranny.

10.  That’s only when the second subject
(dependent clause) is the same at the first
subject.
 Example:
 I come to class because I need to learn English

11.  to buy (or: . . .in order to buy)
 to run (or: . . . in order to run)
 to say (or: . . . in order to speak)
 to do (or: . . . in order to study)
 to drink (or: . . . in order to drink)
 to exercise (. . . in order to exercise)
 to work (or: . . . in order to work)
 to understand (or: . . . in order to understand)

12. • I went to the store to buy a dress.
Why did you go to
the store?
• They work hard to feed their family.
Why do they work
hard?
• I am going to school to learn English
Why are you going to
school?
• She will head to the gym to exercise.
Why will she head to
the gym?
• He is showing us this exercise to teach us
infinitives.
Why is Mr T showing
you this exercise?

13.  You do something. . . . to do what (purpose)
 Example: What do I do? I go to the beach.
 Why? (For what purpose?) To cool off.
“I go to the beach to cool off.”

14. 1. I went to the café because I wanted to meet my
friends.
2. She went to bed at 8 PM because she needed to
get up early
3. She dresses well because she wants to impress
people
4. He works overtime because he wants to have a
bigger pay check.
5. We are taking a training class because we need
to get a certificate.

15. Why do/did you. . . Why will you. . .
Sample questions
o Drink coffee?
o Exercise ?
o Come to school?
o Work?
o Settle in Los Angeles?
o Visit your country?
o Diet?
Create your own question . . . Possible answers next slide

16.  I drink coffee to wake up in the morning
 I exercise to be healthy
 I diet to lose weight
 I settled in los Angeles to be close to my job.
 I visited my country to see my family.

17.  I study hard because I want to get good grades
 I study hard to get good grades
 Mexico will practice hard because they want to
win the World Cup in 2018.
 Mexico will practice hard to win the World Cup in
2018
 My daughter worked overtime because she
wanted to earn money to buy her dear, sweet
old dad a birthday present
 My daughter worked overtime to earn money to buy
her dear, old, sweet dad a birthday present.

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The End
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