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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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FOR EXAMPLE

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01i00For example, you can say like this, instead of this.02i02br
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01i00You can say, for example, like this, instead of this.02i02br
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01i00You can do this a lot of parts of your body, for example with your feet, your hands, etc.02i02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00For Example is noted as an adverb. Are these correct uses of it? Are punctuation correct?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00For Example is noted as an adverb.
  • Are these correct uses of it?
  • Are punctuation correct?
  • 02i 02font 00 I've just added correct punctuation.
  • 02font 02i 02br 02br 01font 00Can you produce one example where it is a conjuctive adverb separated by a semicolon?
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0Hi,02br
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01font01i00For example, you can say "like this", instead of "this".02i02font00 I've just added correct punctuation. I don't know if this
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0Hi, Clive, how do you do.0-
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0Fine, thank you. And you?0-
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If 'for example' is in the middle of the sentence, the comma preceding the phrase is necessary. But after it, it is not necessary, unless you feel it will rid the sentence of ambiguities. Generally, it will be left out and the next comma will encapsulate the whole phrase:

I could see many colours, for example red and green, (and I could...)

A semicolon needs to be used if this p
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