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"For he knew it was inevitable and that there was little time left, he eventually gave up." - does this sound natural?
"For he knew it was inevitable and that there was little time left, he eventually gave up." - does this sound natural?
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I would make it "Because he knew". The entire first part before the comma is explaining why he took the action after the comma.
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