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Sebayanpendam Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

as/for

Hello,

Which is more appropriate to be the answer for the statement below?

At night, the continuous barking does not worry him ___ he has no children.

a. for

b. as

On the answer sheet, it is 'as. Can you explain why it is 'as'?

Thanks a lot.
  

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sebayanpendam On the answer sheet, it is 'as. That's what I would have said. sebayanpendam Can you explain why it is 'as'?

  • sebayanpendam On the answer sheet, it is 'as.
  • That's what I would have said.
  • sebayanpendam Can you explain why it is 'as'?
  • for is used after a comma.
  • Though it means because , it links clauses that are nearly independent, according to the usage notes in my dictionary.
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sebayanpendamOn the answer sheet, it is 'as.
That's what I would have said.
sebayanpendamCan you explain why it is 'as'?
for is used after a comma. Though it means because, it links clauses that are nearly independent, according to the usage notes in my dictionary.

CJ

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