Introducing an example

This sentence gives an example of a modern farming method that has been under discussion. → For some time now, there has been considerable discussion about modern farming methods. The debate over the use of pesticides is just one example. Writing Tip When introducing an example, it is important to make a clear and accurate link between your main argument or claim and the information you are using to support it. Read this sentence from a report on modern farming methods. Government control affects many areas of farming and farmers often suffer as a result: e.g. farm management. What’s wrong: The example is not clearly linked to the main argument and it has been incorporated into the sentence in an ungrammatical way. Here is the same sentence with the example clearly and accurately integrated: Government control affects many areas of farming and farmers often suffer as a result. An example of this can be seen in the current approaches to farm management. Ways of introducing examples 1 Using the word ‘example’