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Ohmyrichard Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Take ... for example+ punctuation
Hi,everyone.
Please tell me whether sentences like "Take myself for example" are treated as a complete sentence and thus concluded with a period or they are taken as part of a longer sentence? For instance, shall we write
"Take my brother for example. He dropped out of school when Ihe was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example: he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five"?
I also have two related questions:
a. Can we say "Take ... as an example"?
b. Can we say "Taking ... for example/ as an example, ..." and "To take ... for example/ as an example, ..."?
Thanks very much.
Richard
Please tell me whether sentences like "Take myself for example" are treated as a complete sentence and thus concluded with a period or they are taken as part of a longer sentence? For instance, shall we write
"Take my brother for example. He dropped out of school when Ihe was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example: he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
or
"Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five"?
I also have two related questions:
a. Can we say "Take ... as an example"?
b. Can we say "Taking ... for example/ as an example, ..." and "To take ... for example/ as an example, ..."?
Thanks very much.
Richard
Top answer
It is an independent clause, and can therefore be dealt with in these ways: "Take my brother for example. " "Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five" "Take my brother for example; he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five" a. Can we say "Take ...
- It is an independent clause, and can therefore be dealt with in these ways: "Take my brother for example.
- " "Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five" "Take my brother for example; he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five" a.
- Can we say "Take ...
- as an example"?
- -- Yes b.
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It is an independent clause, and can therefore be dealt with in these ways:
"Take my brother for example. He dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
"Take my brother for example: he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
"Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five"
"Take my brother for example; he droppe
It is an independent clause, and can therefore be dealt with in these ways:
"Take my brother for example. He dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
"Take my brother for example: he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five."
"Take my brother for example---he dropped out of school when he was in Grade Five"
"Take my brother for example; he droppe
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