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Read the sentence.

The squirrel reached "for" the bird feeder, "for" he saw it was filled with an abundance of sunflower seeds.

The word "for" in the sentence is used as both

A. a gerund and an adverb

B. a noun and an adjective

C. a preposition and a conjunction

D. a verb and a demonstrative article

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The answer is C - a preposition and a conjunction.
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Answer:

That would be:

C. a preposition and a conjunction

Step-by-step explanation:

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