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What is the role of 'For' here?
The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)What is the meaning/role of the -ine suffix?Play (the role of) Main CharacterWhat is the meaning of “setting ” here?What is the role of “too much” here?What does it mean by 'draw in the feelers' here and what's the role of 'in'?What's the role and meaning of “how” here?The role of the word “but”What is grammatical role of “past”?What is the grammatical role of emerging out?Role of 'for them' in this sentence
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There was the city of Dale.
Its markets known far and wide.
Full of the bounties of vine and vale.
Peaceful and prosperous.
For this city lay before the doors
of the greatest kingdom in Middle-earth:
Erebor.
This is the script of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I've always thought that the 'for' in this script line means 'because'. But, recently, I've learnt that For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence. Then what is the role of For here?
meaning
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There was the city of Dale.
Its markets known far and wide.
Full of the bounties of vine and vale.
Peaceful and prosperous.
For this city lay before the doors
of the greatest kingdom in Middle-earth:
Erebor.
This is the script of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I've always thought that the 'for' in this script line means 'because'. But, recently, I've learnt that For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence. Then what is the role of For here?
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
3 hours ago
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There was the city of Dale.
Its markets known far and wide.
Full of the bounties of vine and vale.
Peaceful and prosperous.
For this city lay before the doors
of the greatest kingdom in Middle-earth:
Erebor.
This is the script of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I've always thought that the 'for' in this script line means 'because'. But, recently, I've learnt that For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence. Then what is the role of For here?
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
There was the city of Dale.
Its markets known far and wide.
Full of the bounties of vine and vale.
Peaceful and prosperous.
For this city lay before the doors
of the greatest kingdom in Middle-earth:
Erebor.
This is the script of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I've always thought that the 'for' in this script line means 'because'. But, recently, I've learnt that For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence. Then what is the role of For here?
meaning
meaning
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
742412
asked 4 hours ago
dolcodolco
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742412
It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
3 hours ago
add a comment |
It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
3 hours ago
It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
3 hours ago
It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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The "rule" that says:
For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence.
is nothing of the sort. This is not now the most common form, but such sentences are perfectly valid, as is the example sentence, where "for" does indeed mean "because". It could also be replaced by "Since" as another answer points out.
Take these hands and lift them up. /
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough. /
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You.
(Bebo Norman – "Nothing Without You")
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(Romans 1:16, KJV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
answered 3 hours ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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For means "since" in that context.
for the reason that; because.
answered 4 hours ago
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The "rule" that says:
For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence.
is nothing of the sort. This is not now the most common form, but such sentences are perfectly valid, as is the example sentence, where "for" does indeed mean "because". It could also be replaced by "Since" as another answer points out.
Take these hands and lift them up. /
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough. /
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You.
(Bebo Norman – "Nothing Without You")
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(Romans 1:16, KJV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
answered 3 hours ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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The "rule" that says:
For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence.
is nothing of the sort. This is not now the most common form, but such sentences are perfectly valid, as is the example sentence, where "for" does indeed mean "because". It could also be replaced by "Since" as another answer points out.
Take these hands and lift them up. /
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough. /
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You.
(Bebo Norman – "Nothing Without You")
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(Romans 1:16, KJV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
answered 3 hours ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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The "rule" that says:
For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence.
is nothing of the sort. This is not now the most common form, but such sentences are perfectly valid, as is the example sentence, where "for" does indeed mean "because". It could also be replaced by "Since" as another answer points out.
Take these hands and lift them up. /
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough. /
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You.
(Bebo Norman – "Nothing Without You")
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(Romans 1:16, KJV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
answered 3 hours ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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The "rule" that says:
For, when used as 'because', can't be placed at the head of the sentence.
is nothing of the sort. This is not now the most common form, but such sentences are perfectly valid, as is the example sentence, where "for" does indeed mean "because". It could also be replaced by "Since" as another answer points out.
Take these hands and lift them up. /
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough. /
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You.
(Bebo Norman – "Nothing Without You")
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
(Romans 1:16, KJV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
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For means "since" in that context.
for the reason that; because.
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For means "since" in that context.
for the reason that; because.
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For means "since" in that context.
for the reason that; because.
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For means "since" in that context.
for the reason that; because.
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It does mean because, here. It is placed at the “Head of the sentence” to sound poetic.
– whiskeychief
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