Giving examples

 

There are several options for introducing an example.

 These include for example, such as, and like.

Generally, here are the main points of using these phrases correctly: 

• Use for example at the beginning of the sentence. 
• Use such as and like in the middle of a sentence. 

As you might guess, the above is an over-simplification that isn’t always true. However, it is a good guideline to help writers stay out of trouble most of the time. 

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For example

This works as a transition (a conjunctive adverbial) to introduce an example to support a previous sentence. It is most common to use for example at the beginning of a sentence, and it should be followed by a comma. 

There are many interesting things to do in my hometown. For example, you can go to one of our many parks. 

Like other transitions, it can also go within a sentence, but it will always be marked by commas. 

There are many interesting things to do in my hometown. You can go to one of our many parks, for example.  

There are many interesting things to do in my hometown. You can, for example, go to one of our many parks. 

 

The Difference Between Such As and Like

While they may seem interchangeable at first glance, such as and like have distinct meanings to be used in different contexts.

• like 
• makes a comparison between things with the same characteristics; similar to.

• Using like for examples is common in spoken and informal English. 

  She enjoys outdoor activities like bicycling and hiking. 

• such as 
• used to introduce a specific example or examples

• For academic and formal writing, use such as for this kind of sentence. 

  She enjoys outdoor activities, such as bicycling and hiking. 

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Conjunctions: and, or, but

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Question words

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Preference verbs

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Imperative form

 

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Future Simple for predictions

 

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Simple Future

Probability

Spontaneous decision

 

 

Offer

 

 

Warning

 

Prediction

Promise

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Must Vs Should

 

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Prepositions of time

 

At

Use at with times of day, including mealtimes, bedtime, etc.

• at 3 o’clock, at 10.30 am, at noon, at dinnertime, at bedtime, at sunrise, at sunset, at the moment

Use at in the following common expressions:

• at the weekend: I don’t usually work at the weekend.
• at Christmas/Easter: I stay with my family at Christmas.
• at the same time: We finished the test at the same time.
• at present/at the moment: He’s not home at present. Try later.

In

Use in with months, seasons, years, decades, centuries and long periods of time in general.

• in May, in the summer, in 1990, in the 1990s, in the 20th century, in the Ice Age, in the past/future

On

Use on followed by days and dates.

• on Sunday, on Tuesday mornings, on 6 March, on 25 December 2010, on Christmas Day, on Independence Day, on my birthday, on New Year’s Eve

Parts of the day:

• in the morning
• in the afternoon
• in the evening
• at night

Last, next, every and this

When we say last, next, every, this, we do not use at, in, on.

• I went to London last June. 
• I went to London in last June. 
• He’s coming back next Tuesday. 
• He’s coming back on next Tuesday. 
• I go home every Easter. 
• I go home at every Easter. 
• We’ll call you this evening. 
• We’ll call you in this evening. 

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