Purpose Link
For what purpose?
Signification
A relation that shows goal, intention, desired result, or reason for doing something.
Comment le repérer
Ask what the action is meant to achieve.
Exemples
to|in order to|so that|for
to learn English|for work|so that he can rest
I opened the window to get fresh air.
Visual guide
purpose frame [action] -> intended goal opened window -> get fresh air marker: to / in order to ask: For what purpose?
same goal, different shapes: to learn English verb-goal in order to learn explicit so that he can rest clause for work noun-goal
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Purpose often uses pour plus infinitive, or pour que plus subjunctive when subjects differ.
J’ai ouvert la fenêtre pour avoir de l’air frais.
I opened the window to have fresh air.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, le but se dit souvent avec to + verbe, in order to, so that, ou for + nom/forme en -ing.
I came here to learn.
to learn = but de la venue
Les apprenants peuvent confondre to do pour exprimer un but avec for doing, ou utiliser for là où l’anglais préfère to + verbe.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.