'for' instead of because [duplicate]
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When are “because”, “since”,“for” and “as” interchangeable?
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Do you think all of the conjunctions below are acceptable? I just feel that 'for' may not work. Thx!
Bullying is unacceptable because it is against the school rules.
as
since
for??
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This question already has an answer here:
When are “because”, “since”,“for” and “as” interchangeable?
5 answers
Do you think all of the conjunctions below are acceptable? I just feel that 'for' may not work. Thx!
Bullying is unacceptable because it is against the school rules.
as
since
for??
prepositions
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marked as duplicate by RegDwigнt♦ 2 days ago
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For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago
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This question already has an answer here:
When are “because”, “since”,“for” and “as” interchangeable?
5 answers
Do you think all of the conjunctions below are acceptable? I just feel that 'for' may not work. Thx!
Bullying is unacceptable because it is against the school rules.
as
since
for??
prepositions
New contributor
This question already has an answer here:
When are “because”, “since”,“for” and “as” interchangeable?
5 answers
Do you think all of the conjunctions below are acceptable? I just feel that 'for' may not work. Thx!
Bullying is unacceptable because it is against the school rules.
as
since
for??
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When are “because”, “since”,“for” and “as” interchangeable?
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For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago
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For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago
For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago
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'Because', 'as' and 'since' are conjunctions.
'For' is a preposition.
So we can make only the following sentences:
Bullying is unacceptable BECAUSE it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable AS it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable SINCE it is against the school rules.
And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
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'Because', 'as' and 'since' are conjunctions.
'For' is a preposition.
So we can make only the following sentences:
Bullying is unacceptable BECAUSE it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable AS it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable SINCE it is against the school rules.
And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
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'Because', 'as' and 'since' are conjunctions.
'For' is a preposition.
So we can make only the following sentences:
Bullying is unacceptable BECAUSE it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable AS it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable SINCE it is against the school rules.
And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
add a comment |
'Because', 'as' and 'since' are conjunctions.
'For' is a preposition.
So we can make only the following sentences:
Bullying is unacceptable BECAUSE it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable AS it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable SINCE it is against the school rules.
'Because', 'as' and 'since' are conjunctions.
'For' is a preposition.
So we can make only the following sentences:
Bullying is unacceptable BECAUSE it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable AS it is against the school rules.
Bullying is unacceptable SINCE it is against the school rules.
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And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
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And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
And how about "Why is it unacceptable? For it's against school rules."
– WS2
2 days ago
add a comment |
For is no longer in common use today in the sense of "because," other than in literary use. It's now only a preposition in general English writing.
– Kris
2 days ago
It's still grammatical, though.
– Kris
2 days ago
@Kris When did you decide it was no longer in common use, and whose permission did you get to abolish it for everyday purposes?
– WS2
2 days ago
Thx for the input! I understand it now that ‘for’ is largely used as a preposition rather than a conjunction in modern day English. Thx!
– Ed Chu
2 days ago