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i. The commission (will submit/would submit/
will have submitted) the report by Friday.

j. I often (go/goes/am going) to office on a
Rickshaw.

3.3. Read the following sentences and note the use of so and so that.

a. I lit the mosquito coil so that the mosquitoes would go away.
b. There were a lot of mosquitoes in the room so I lit

the mosquito coil.

c. My mom asked me to buy some fruits so I went to
the market.

d. I went to the market so that I could buy some fruits.

e. He dived into the water so that he could rescue the

drowning girl.

f. He wanted to rescue the drowning girl so he dived
into the water.

g. They invited the artist so that they could get the
pictures sketched.

h. They wanted to get the pictures sketched so they
invited the artist.

We use so to connect an action with a reason or cause. It is placed
before the action.

We use so that to connect an action with its purpose. It is placed

before the purpose.

3.4. Use so or so that to complete the following sentences.

a. I must stay here ...................... I can see the new man.

b. He framed the picture .................. he would save it for the future.

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