General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 01 Topic 03.doc Position of non-finite clauses of purpose The position of non-finite clauses of purpose depends on what we want our listeners or readers to focus on (pay most attention to). If we want them to focus on the information in the clause of purpose, we might put it first. Usually, however, the purpose clause goes after the main clause. When we put the adverbial clause before the main clause, we need to put a comma after the adverbial clause. to seal it. in order to seal it. You put foil over the top so as to seal it. To seal it, In order to seal it, So as to seal it, you put foil over the top Examples Listen to the examples. 1. Read this page to learn more about English grammar. 2. Click on the listen button to hear the conversation. 3. Read the conversation in order to understand it better. 4. To improve your English, study every day. 5. We had a party at work to celebrate Jake's birthday. 6. Zahra wrote down the recipe in order to help Alex remember it. 7. Alex bought some lamb so as to cook Zahra's recipe.  LANGUAGE FOCUS 07 Talking about quantity In this activity you will learn how to talk about quantities. To talk about quantity (how much/many) we use general determiners. We use general determiners before a noun when we want to talk in a general way about things or people - when we don't want to talk about exact numbers or quantities. 1. Some and any Zahra says: Put some herbs, like parsley or coriander, on it to make it look nice. Zahra tells Alex to put herbs on the dish but she does not say exactly how many herbs. She says, "put some herbs …" We can use some before uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns. We use some in positive statements. We also use some when we offer or request things. 26