For the -- confusing construction

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For the -- confusing construction

by najeeb775 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:46 am
The audience for the new opera, an inventive rendition of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, was clearly enthralled by the show, for the attendees paused for some moments before applauding vigorously at its conclusion.

A. As underlined
B. were clearly enthralled by the show, for they
C. were clearly enthralled by the show, as they
D. was clearly enthralled by the show, for they
E. was clearly enthralled by the show, as is clear since its attendees

The OA is A, but I am confused, what kind of construction is this 'for the attendees', can somebody throw more light on this kind of construction please?
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:27 am
Hi,
'for' is used as a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses
Example: independent clause1 - Najeeb joined BTG
independent clause2 - He wanted to prepare for GMAT
We combine these two independent clauses using comma + coordinating conjunction 'for' as follows:
Najeeb joined BTG, for he wanted to prepare for GMAT.
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by Ilana@EconomistGMAT » Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:23 pm
In simpler terms, "for" simply means "because" in certain instances, and should not be confused with the preposition "for".

For (Preposition):

Doug voted for Obama and Matt voted for McCain.
I bought four donuts for one dollar.

For (Reason):

Jim abstained from the vote, for (=because) he had not formed an opinion on the issue.
Don't cycle through the park at night, for (=because) there were three muggings there last week.

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