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[Jerry Chen]

Hello,

Please read this sentence:

In order to keep fit, remember to exercise every day!

I wonder whether an imperative can be preceded by "in order to V."

Thanks for your help!!

[CP]

"In order to keep fit, exercise every day."

That's probably better than your example sentence, because the real connection is between keeping fit and exercising, not between keeping fit and remembering to exercise.

"Remember to exercise every day in order to keep fit."

This way keeps the ideas together and still allows the imperative for "remember" rather than "exercise."
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