Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
(In ORDER) OPTIONAL or NOT
Could you tell me what you think please?
Optional or not?
1 In order to make money I had to lie. / I had to lie (in order) to make money.
thanks
Optional or not?
1 In order to make money I had to lie. / I had to lie (in order) to make money.
thanks
Top answer
alc24 Optional or not? Optional, at least in this specific case, and in most cases. I have a vague recollection that there is a post somewhere that shows a few unusual cases where in order is required, but I don't know where it is.
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alc24Optional or not?Optional, at least in this specific case, and in most cases. I have a vague recollection that there is a post somewhere that shows a few unusual cases where in order is required, but I don't know where it is. Or I may have imagined it, for that matter.
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