Purpose
de manière à
FormalB2What follows
de manière à + an infinitive
Function
Purpose
Meaning
States the purpose while stressing the WAY of reaching it, followed by an infinitive.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · no comma
Example
Le texte a été raccourci de manière à tenir sur une page.
The text was shortened so as to fit on one page.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
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