help!please do a favor for me

FranzKafka · Post by **FranzKafka** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:10 am

'For a great book is necessarily a gift'
I don't know this word's mean.I think it is luck of something.

FIVER · Post by **FIVER** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:18 am

This sentence doesn't make sense.

essie · Post by **essie** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:15 am

FranzKafka wrote:'For a great book is necessarily a gift'
I don't know this word's mean.I think it is luck of something.

It means "because a great book is truly a gift"

tqth · Post by **tqth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:03 am

Yes, I agree with essie. "For" here has the same meaning as "because". You often see for sth. However, you can use the structure for + clause

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