The use of 'for'
Hi Everyone,
I have just found this on the net. I'm gobsmacked. Can anyone explain this?
(Note that the conjunction for is not commonly used in either spoken or written Modern English.)
I was researching coordinating conjunctions, and stumbled upon the sentence above.
Thanks,
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Remember, it's talking about the conjunction "for", meaning "because". This use is formal, tending towards old-fashioned. It would be out of place in ordinary modern spoken English, but still possible in formal, literary writing.
- Remember, it's talking about the conjunction "for", meaning "because".
- This use is formal, tending towards old-fashioned.
- It would be out of place in ordinary modern spoken English, but still possible in formal, literary writing.
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Remember, it's talking about the conjunction "for", meaning "because". This use is formal, tending towards old-fashioned. It would be out of place in ordinary modern spoken English, but still possible in formal, literary writing.
0From the Collins Dictionary:
You can use for to introduce a clause which gives the reason why you made the statement in the main clause.[literary] He had a great desire to have a home of his own for he had always lived with my grandmother. CJ0
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