Read the sentence. the squirrel reached for the birdfeeder, for he saw it was filled with an abundance of sunflower seeds. the word for in the sentence is used as both. a gerund and an adverb . a noun and an adjective . a preposition and a conjunction. a verb and a demonstrative article.

The answer is: a preposition and a conjunction.

Prepositions usually precede nouns and pronouns. They express the relationship between different elements in a sentence.

Conjunctions, on the other hand, are words that connect clauses or sentences, or organize words in the same clause.

In the example sentence, the first for is used as a preposition since it precedes a noun, the birdfeeder. The second clause is introduced by for functioning as a coordinating conjunction.

1. list two reasons why fossil fuels should continue to be used as a source of energy in america.