Infinitive of purpose: When,why, how do we use it

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by jonathan123456 » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:18 pm
1. Seems like "falling down" is being avoided rather than avoiding "building falling down"

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by aspirant2011 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:00 am
jonathan123456 wrote:1. Seems like "falling down" is being avoided rather than avoiding "building falling down"
i feel first sentence would have been better if it would have been written in the following way

The building was demolished in order to avoid falling down accidentally.......

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