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Lcchang

#379132 Wed, 13 Jun 07 05:10 PM

(A)For he (B) had already resigned, Mr. Jackson (C) had no influence (D) on the company renovation.

A is wrong? I think "for" can be used as a conjunction to mean "because". Please advise.

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Marius Hancu

#379136 Wed, 13 Jun 07 05:15 PM

As
(The situation being that he had resigned ...)

or

Because

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Lcchang

#379141 Wed, 13 Jun 07 05:20 PM

Marius Hancu wrote:
As
(The situation being that he had resigned ...)

or

Because

I see. "For" can not be placed in the beginning of the sentence if it means "because", can it? Please advise.

LCChang

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Yoong Liat

#379188 Wed, 13 Jun 07 07:33 PM

Lcchang wrote:
Marius Hancu wrote:
As(The situation being that he had resigned ...)Because

I see. "For" can not be placed in the beginning of the sentence if it means "because", can it? Please advise. (No. It cannot start the sentence. If you use 'for' to mean 'because', there should be a comma after the preceding word. See example below.)

Mr. Jackson (C) had no influence (D) on the company renovation, for he had already resigned.

Hope this helps.

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