Learn English – Is the use of “so as to” in this sentence grammatically correct

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Is my use of "so as to" in this sentence grammatically correct?

Guiding students down the right career path is a designated role for the government so as to ensure the students to get a big picture of how to stay edgy and brush up their skills to get their dream job.

Best Answer

Without any strict grammarian approach...

"So as to" can almost always be reduced to "to" - it is business-babble at its worst in modern writing.

Mixing the antiquated "so as to" with the modern "edgy" just hurts.

To ease TRomano's pain, dropping a semi-colon in might give a band-aid, if not a cure
" ...is a designated role for the government; to ensure... "

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