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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??

Ed Chu
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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 Jan 11 '19 at 09:48
  • It's still grammatical, though. – Kris Jan 11 '19 at 09:49
  • @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 Jan 11 '19 at 10:42
  • 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 Jan 11 '19 at 23:57
  • @WS2 Whoa! Too fast! No homework done. "For conjunction literary Because; since" https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/for ; "d. In contrast, for (as conjunction) has declined virtually to extinction in the spoken language, as well as undergoing drastic reduction in the written language" https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/icame-35/documents/icame35-book-of-abstracts.pdf See also: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/for .... – Kris Jan 14 '19 at 12:01
  • @Kris Just because something is called an "Oxford Dictionary" is no guarantee it has been compiled anywhere nearer Oxford than Yokohama. The OED conjunction sense 2a of for (Compare French car, German denn) indicates no hint of it being obsolete. Example 1883 Manch. Guard. 22 Oct. 5/3 This is no party question, for it touches us not as Liberals or Conservatives, but as citizens. I frequently use it in that sort of context. – WS2 Jan 14 '19 at 13:36
  • @WS2 You better not. – Kris Jan 16 '19 at 10:51

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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.

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