“FOR EXAMPLE”
The title points to the error in the example below, so what is the error and why is it an error?
Explain the rules governing the use of “for example”.
Correct the “for example” error in the example.
“People can fill out a 10-minute survey on the airport’s website that’s designed to find out the routes and flights social travellers would support. For example, whether people want more West Jet service, Porter flights to Toronto island or direct U.S. flights.”
Editorial, “Airport service”, The Windsor Star, Saturday, August 7, 2010.
TODAY’S WORD
The word for today is “delectate“.
What part of speech is “delectate“?
What other parts of speech can be made from “delectate“?
Define “delectate” and use it in a sentence.
Shouldn’t the clause after “for example” be an independent clause with its own subject and verb?
For example, the poll asks whether…