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SHWETABHK Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

English Expressions

Alright. Would you explain to me about this sentence structure, "For it to be going so well, and me feeling so good, and then she just goes and sends me home? Oh man this is....! ? Why do you use FOR at the beginning here? ??
  

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"For" is a coordinating conjunction, like and , but , so , or and yet . Sentences can begin with a coordinating conjunction. The sentence you gave is very informal and very poor grammatically.

  • "For" is a coordinating conjunction, like and , but , so , or and yet .
  • Sentences can begin with a coordinating conjunction.
  • The sentence you gave is very informal and very poor grammatically.
  • It is not a proper example of this use of " for ", for it is most commonly seen in very formal and literary texts.
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"For" is a coordinating conjunction, like and, but, so, or and yet. Sentences can begin with a coordinating conjunction. The sentence you gave is very informal and very poor grammatically. It is not a proper example of this use of "for", for it is most commonly seen in very formal and literary texts.

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