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28 Jul 2015
- Japanese
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Simplified Chinese (China)
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Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
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I must persevere in studying so as to enter the university. Does this sound natural?
I must persevere in studying so as to enter the university. Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
- Filipino
A little unnatural
I must persevere in studying to enter the university.
Or
I must persevere in studying so that I can enter the university.
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- English (US)
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) Near fluent
Natural
The answers above are correct and more natural. But yours is also grammatically correct, even though it is more formal and more suited for literature. Personally, I use 'so as to' often -v-
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