“for” or “because”?
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Consider the following fill-in: Mackenzie's clarinet squealed like a startled puppy, _ _ she hadn't practiced in weeks. because for The presentation I'm looking at indicates "for" as the correct solution. To me, "because" also sounds fine, but I would not use a comma after puppy in that case. Is that essentially the reason "for" is best here, because of the way the fill-in is punctuated? Is "...puppy because..." valid also?
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