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Andreas Leeb Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Word order "for example"
Hi!
I wrote a text for school and now I have to correct it and explain the errors (error analysis).
My only error was in the sentence: "This could for example be the class teacher, a designated guidance counselor, simply a parent or a good friend."
My teacher wrote that "for example" should be after "be" like this: "This could be for example the class teacher, a designated guidance counselor, simply a parent or a good friend."
How shall I explain this mistake?
I wrote a text for school and now I have to correct it and explain the errors (error analysis).
My only error was in the sentence: "This could for example be the class teacher, a designated guidance counselor, simply a parent or a good friend."
My teacher wrote that "for example" should be after "be" like this: "This could be for example the class teacher, a designated guidance counselor, simply a parent or a good friend."
How shall I explain this mistake?
Top answer
" I have sold a lot of flowers in my shop, for example: roses, orchids, lilies, gladiolas and baby's breath.
- " I have sold a lot of flowers in my shop, for example: roses, orchids, lilies, gladiolas and baby's breath.
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If you have a list of examples, they should directly follow the phrase "for example."
I have sold a lot of flowers in my shop, for example: roses, orchids, lilies, gladiolas and baby's breath.
I have sold a lot of flowers in my shop, for example: roses, orchids, lilies, gladiolas and baby's breath.
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First of all, thank you for your reply.
Is this the grammatical explanation for this mistake?
Is this the grammatical explanation for this mistake?
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Andreas LeebIs this the grammatical explanation for this mistake?It's not really a mistake in grammar. It is a more logical position of the phrase.
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