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BlackBlitz Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Conjunction "For"
"I traded the dog for a cat"
"The shirts are two for the price of one"
Are the words "for" in the above sentences, a conjunction? If not, why?
Also, which specific coordinating conjunctions link compound predicats, objects, etc. ?
PS - I don't understand why "for" is a conjunction.
"I bought a shirt for I thought it was cheap"
"For" sounds like "because"
"The shirts are two for the price of one"
Are the words "for" in the above sentences, a conjunction? If not, why?
Also, which specific coordinating conjunctions link compound predicats, objects, etc. ?
PS - I don't understand why "for" is a conjunction.
"I bought a shirt for I thought it was cheap"
"For" sounds like "because"
Top answer
"For" sounds to me like a preposition here. You're exactly right about the cheap shirt sentence. " It's an old fashioned usage.
- "For" sounds to me like a preposition here.
- You're exactly right about the cheap shirt sentence.
- " It's an old fashioned usage.
- I was starving, for I did not have any money.
- She fishes or cuts bait.
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"For" sounds to me like a preposition here.
You're exactly right about the cheap shirt sentence. "For" means "because." It's an old fashioned usage. I was starving, for I did not have any money.
She fishes or cuts bait. "And" and "or" work for compound predicates. They work for objects too.
She eats fish and poultry.
You're exactly right about the cheap shirt sentence. "For" means "because." It's an old fashioned usage. I was starving, for I did not have any money.
She fishes or cuts bait. "And" and "or" work for compound predicates. They work for objects too.
She eats fish and poultry.
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