Am I able to finish a sentence with 'for'? eg. "...age that had long since disappeared but the return of which they desperately yearned for."
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1Yes, but you are using several constructions in your sentence that make it more complicated; the fact that you also have to wait until the last word of the sentence for all the complex constructions to fall into place renders the whole unwieldy. Here is doesn't work very well, but, in a simpler sentence, it may be just what you are looking for. – Cerberus - Reinstate Monica Apr 22 '15 at 02:36
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1Of course you can. Why would you think you can't? – curiousdannii Apr 22 '15 at 04:45
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@dave: broken sarcasm detector or not, you do not need to explain that to the people on this site. We know that alright. (And please don't help spread that Churchill myth, it's common knowledge by now that he never said that.) – RegDwigнt Apr 22 '15 at 10:31
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And at the OP: what do you mean, are you able to? You just did, so apparently the answer is yes. If you have something different in mind, please clarify by editing the question, then it can be reopened. – RegDwigнt Apr 22 '15 at 10:33
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Yes. You can start or finish a sentence with 'for' as long as you have a context for it somewhere in the sentence, because 'for' is a conjunction as well as a preposition.
A Preposition is a word governing, and usually but not always preceding, a noun or pronoun, and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
E.g.:
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+1, with minor edits, for which I am waiting approval. Edit Approval is what I am waiting for. – Prem Apr 22 '15 at 05:28
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1"What did you bring that book I didn't want to be read to out of up for?" – keshlam Apr 22 '15 at 05:46