Hi, Anton Shepelev!
I read your message from 01.07.2019 19:10


 AK>> I meant something like this:
 AK>
 AK>> "Instead of which," I said, "in a month's time I take the most
 AK>> important examination of my career."
 AK>
 AK>> "I should advise you not to." (Ch. Snow)
 AK>
 AK>> I. e. the main idea (I take the most important examination) was
 AK>> replaced by "to", so that to be shorter.

 AS> "so as to be shorter." "so that" is a conjunction and requires a
 AS> dependent clause.

"So as" and "so that" are interchangeable. "So as" is less common, however.

 AS> Your quotation is in perfect English, even with the classic first-
 AS> person "should". Nothing, however, was replaced in the answer, but
 AS> the verb phrase "take the most important examination of your
 AS> career" was simply omitted.

As was "speaks" in my previous sentence with "to".

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2019

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