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Stenka25 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
A conjunction problem
A conjunction problem
The passage below comes from the following website:
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1t9w1/1001waystogetpromote/resources/114.htm
To gain as much as you possibly can from a telephone conversation, listen not only to what someone says, but how they say it — or do not say it. Does the tone of their voice sound interested or uninterested? Is the pace of their conversation relaxed or anxious? For example, if their voice trails off at the end of a sentence or is soft on key words, they may be giving you a clue about their lack of commitment or interest in the theme of your conversation.
I'd like to ask a question on the underlined conjunction 'for example.'
In a usual case the conjunction in front of a sentence connects the previous sentence and a sentence with it.
However, 'for example' in question seems to connect the if-clause and the main clause of the same sentence.
(Am I right?)
Regards.
The passage below comes from the following website:
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1t9w1/1001waystogetpromote/resources/114.htm
To gain as much as you possibly can from a telephone conversation, listen not only to what someone says, but how they say it — or do not say it. Does the tone of their voice sound interested or uninterested? Is the pace of their conversation relaxed or anxious? For example, if their voice trails off at the end of a sentence or is soft on key words, they may be giving you a clue about their lack of commitment or interest in the theme of your conversation.
I'd like to ask a question on the underlined conjunction 'for example.'
In a usual case the conjunction in front of a sentence connects the previous sentence and a sentence with it.
However, 'for example' in question seems to connect the if-clause and the main clause of the same sentence.
(Am I right?)
Regards.
Top answer
"For example" introduces an example of what has previously been explained. I wouldn't say it's a conjunction though.
- "For example" introduces an example of what has previously been explained.
- I wouldn't say it's a conjunction though.
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"For example" introduces an example of what has previously been explained. I wouldn't say it's a conjunction though.
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It's a transition phrase.
Read these for more information on common transitional words and phrases:
http://www.elc.byu.edu/classes/buck/w_garden/classes/buck/transitions.html
Read these for more information on common transitional words and phrases:
http://www.elc.byu.edu/classes/buck/w_garden/classes/buck/transitions.html
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