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In understand that the word “for” introduces a premise with the conclusion following the premise or preceding this word. Does this this concept apply when “for example” is in the stimulus?
Please explain. Thank you.
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Nice, @nye887085 . Nice.
@coreyjanson479 I bought a round of drinks, for my friends had just taken the LSAT and were stressing out about the LG section.
Thanks, @2543.janson35. Conjunction vs. Preposition grammar is in my SAT Tutor wheelhouse. :)
Great breakdown @coreyjanson479!
Yes and No. “For” is an interesting word because it has two grammatical functions, as a preposition and as a conjunction. It is only a logical indicator when it is being used as a conjunction. When it is used as a preposition, like “for my friends”, it is not. It’s merely describing a word. For example, “I bought this round of drinks for my friends.” Here "my friends” isn’t a premise supporting the conclusion that "I bought this round of drinks”. It’s describing who I bought the drinks for?
"For example” actually does introduce a premise but not because of any grammatical weirdness. It’s a premise because an example’s purpose is to support some conclusion.
“Since” has the same weirdness. The “Since 8:00” in “Since 8:00, I’ve been studying LSAT” isn’t a premise supporting the conclusion that “I’ve been studying LSAT”. It’s merely describing how long “I’ve been studying” because “since” is acting like a preposition.
Go English!
Hope this helps.