example
part of speech
noun (example, examples)
meaning for a pupil
1) An example is one case that shows how something works or what something is like: a dog is an example of a mammal. tree →
2) An example is a person or act that others can copy: set a good example. tree →
3) «For example» (e.g.) comes before cases that explain what you mean. tree →
sense in the lessons
a worked problem shown by the teacher («Example: 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag; 3 × 4 = 12 apples»); in class «give an example», «for example»; in science examples of living things, materials, forces; in everyday life setting a good example for younger children
examples
- Example: 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag; 3 × 4 = 12 apples. tree →
- Example: 12 cookies shared equally among 3 friends; 12 ÷ 3 = 4 cookies each. tree →
- Can you give an example of a fruit? tree →
- A shark is an example of a fish. tree →
- Some animals sleep in winter, for example bears. tree →
- Older children should set a good example. tree →
- Look at the example before you start the worksheet. tree →
- Follow my example and you will get along beautifully." tree →
note
No operation clue; it shows the pattern for the lesson. Say «an example» (it starts with a vowel). The short form «e.g.» means «for example».
In the corpora
- Example: in a café in Toronto, Mum taps her phone on the reader and the coffee is paid in a second.
- Example: in a house in Brisbane, a "For Sale" board goes up out the front.
- Vivid example: at Christmas in Dublin, Auntie Siobhan hands Mum a lumpy orange jumper.
- Vivid example: in Melbourne, cousin Jess moves into her first rented flat with a bag of old plates from Gran.
- Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «example» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.