Name: 🤔 What's The Difference Between IN ORDER TO, SO THAT and TO? | Learn English Grammar
Uploaded: 2026-01-08T09:07:53.000Z
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Hi, this is Greg from onlinelanguageacademy.com and in this video, I'm going to be answering a question from one of our YouTube viewers.

The question is from Daniel Ojeda, and he says, when do you use in order to.

So in this video, I'm going to answer your question, Daniel.

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Right, let's have a look then at this topic.

So we have three expressions here so that in order to.

And basically we follow so that with just a normal indicative sentence.

Let's have a look at some examples to make it easier.

I don't like complicated grammar words, so let's just look at examples which should make it easier for you to see.

So imagine I'm speaking to somebody about having classes via Skype with online Language Academy.

Why do you take English classes via Skype?

Well, I take English classes via Skype so that I can speak more confidently.

So the indicative sentence is I can speak more confidently so that I can speak more confidently.

I take English classes so that I can speak more confidently.

I have English classes via Skype so that I don't waste my time traveling to and from an academy.

Again, we have the normal indicative sentence so that I don't waste my time traveling to and from the academy so that I don't waste my time traveling to and from the academy.

I take English classes via Skype so that I don't waste time traveling to and from an academy.

And finally, I have classes with a native English teacher so that I hear the perfect pronunciation and the natural language.

Okay, in general spoken English, if we want, we can omit.

We can simply say, so I have classes via Skype so I speak more confidently.

I have classes via Skype so I don't waste time traveling to the academy.

And I have classes with a native teacher, so I hear perfect English.

Now, in order to is followed by an infinitive verb, and

we use it when we're talking about the purpose of something.

Let's look at some examples that again, an English student might say to me, I study English in order to get a better job.

I study English in order to get a better job.

I want a better job in order to earn more money.

And I want more money in order to provide a better life for my family.

Now similarly, we can just omit order when we're speaking.

So when we're speaking we usually just say to I study English to get a better job.

I want more money to provide a better life for my family.

They're more formal, we use them more in written English.

And so and to they're short words, they're very easy to use and we use those usually in spoken English.

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