Infinitive of purpose

[dddanny2006]

Source:Manhattan SC guide

To free my leg,I lifted the weight.

Infinitive of purpose can be used with unnamed agents in Passive-Voice sentences.The weight was lifted to free my legJust make sure that whoever doesthe lifting intends to free my legAn infinitive of purpose needs to indicate the purpose of someone.

The boulder rolled to free my leg implies nonsensically that the boulder wanted to free my leg.

I dont understand the concept around the boulder sentence.I mean,how do we look at intent here?How can we be for sure that the boulder moved to free his leg?It could be an automatic boulder too right?I have a little doubt over the Infinitives of Purpose concept.

One more thing sir,Is it necessary to byheart Idioms in the SC guide?Can I do well on SC without studying them?

Thanks

Dan

[RonPurewal]

How can we be for sure that the boulder moved to free his leg?It could be an automatic boulder too right?

No, it could not be an "automatic boulder".

Common sense is in play here. If a meaning is ridiculous on planet earth, you have to reject it.

[RonPurewal]

One more thing sir,Is it necessary to byheart Idioms in the SC guide?Can I do well on SC without studying them?

If you see an idiom tested on the current GMAT, it will be a very common idiom, which everyone with a reasonable exposure to English has seen (e.g., "between ... and" vs. "between ... or", or "more ... than" vs. "more ... as"). The exam has not tested obscure idioms for several years.

The point here is recognition, not memorization. In my experience, students who've memorized hundreds of idioms are much less likely to recognize the common ones when they actually show up in problems. Too many distractions, not enough focus.

[NuttapongT661]

In this topic, I wonder about a lesson in chapter 12th which said that

"The building was demolished TO AVOID falling down accidentally." -WRONG

but

"The weight was lifted to free my leg" - RIGHT

The book said that because the first lacks pronoun "it" to make it clear, but the second sentence also lacks "it". Why doesn't the second sentence wrong?

[NuttapongT661]

Hello

[jnelson0612]

In this topic, I wonder about a lesson in chapter 12th which said that

"The building was demolished TO AVOID falling down accidentally." -WRONG

but

"The weight was lifted to free my leg" - RIGHT

The book said that because the first lacks pronoun "it" to make it clear, but the second sentence also lacks "it". Why doesn't the second sentence wrong?

Are you referring to the fifth edition Sentence Correction strategy guide? If so, please provide the page numbers for these questions.

[NuttapongT661]

"The building was demolished TO AVOID falling down accidentally." - Page 255

"The weight was lifted to free my leg." - Page 89


Thank you

[RonPurewal]

In this topic, I wonder about a lesson in chapter 12th which said that

"The building was demolished TO AVOID falling down accidentally." -WRONG

but

"The weight was lifted to free my leg" - RIGHT

The book said that because the first lacks pronoun "it" to make it clear, but the second sentence also lacks "it". Why doesn't the second sentence wrong?

"my leg" plays that role in sentence #2.

if "my leg" were present earlier in the sentence, then "it" would be perfectly fine there, too-- e.g., my leg was trapped in the exercise equipment until the weight was lifted to free it.

[RonPurewal]

Hello

we answer these things from oldest to newest, so doing this ^^ serves only to lengthen the delay.