GIVING EXAMPLES

A good writer expresses his/her idea clearly to the readers. Idea/thoughts look concrete, practical and comprehensible.  

Word/phrases to introduce examples:

• for example
• for instance
• e.g.
• i.e.
• such as

Note:

e.g. = exempli gratia (Latin) = for example.

i.e.  = id est (Latin) = that it

 

Source: personal doc.

 

Exercise: 

The following sentences use phrases to give examples. If the sentence is correct, type T . If the sentence is incorrect, type F and fix it. 

 

No.	Sentences	T/F
1.	Last Sunday my friend and I went fisihing in Tuntang River. We brought some fishing equipment. For example a fishing rod, a small basket for our catch, and earth worms for the baits.
2.	Historians have recorded that there are many leaders who tried to conquer the world for instance Julius Caesar, Alexander The Great, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
3.	I am an adventurous man. I have some exciting hobbies, e.g., climbing mountains, hitchhiking, gliding and surfing.
4.	Is that true that junk food, such as pizza and hamburgers, contain a lot of protein and vitamins?
5.	Volcanic eruptions have been the major cause of destruction and loss of human life. For example: Mount Krakatau eruption in 1883 caused the death of people living in the coastal areas of South Sumatera and the western part of West Java.
6.	When I visit Japan, I want to go to many cities such as Kobe, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagasaki, and Hiroshima.
7.	Marjorie has taken many English classes in Riverside University e.g. Reading 1, Structure 4A, Speking 3, and Writing 1.
8.	My mother loves TV soap operas, for example, The Twin Towers, The Mystery of Room 103, and The Man and His Daughters.
9.	Joe has studied many European languages for instance Dutch, Spanish, Frensh, and German.
10	Modern home conveniences such as radio, water pumps, washing machines, electric stoves, DVD players make life easier.