English · Astronomy and the Solar System
Describing purpose — used for + gerund / in order to + base verb
used for plus -ing, or to plus the base verb
6 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Describing the purpose of an instrument/object (used for + gerund, in order to + base verb)
The method
- Purpose = used for + -ing OR to + base verb, never 'for to'
The common mistakes
- 'for to' instead of 'to' for purpose
From the lesson
Look at this sentence about a telescope. It explains exactly why astronomers use this instrument.
The vocabulary
- is used for observing (يُستخدم لمراقبة)