But doesn't "for example" generally -- or at least, as often --
introduce examples of some one thing (noun or action or whatever) in
the sentence, rather than examples that restate the entire sentence?
In those cases, the examples must also be subsumed into the overall
structure of the sentence in some way. The nearest I could get was
to consider them elements in apposition. Bruce has suggested that
our "for example, x, y, and z" is an abbreviated version of a full
clause: (which are), for example, x, y, and z.
I'll leave it to him to explicate more thoroughly. I like this
approach, though. Makes sense to me.
Odile
At 9:53 AM -0700 8/3/04, Kathleen M. Ward wrote:
>I am not sure about this, because I don't use R-K diagrams often, but
>would not "For example" usually a sentence-level modifier? And isn't
>an inability to distinguish sentence-level modifiers a real
>limitation of the R-K system?
>
>KMW
>
>>I considered that, but it just shifted the question for me. How
>>would you represent "for example" and the examples that follow it on
>>a Reed-Kellog diagram? I wasn't sure how to set it up and where to
>>attach it.
>>
>>
>>Odile
>>
>>
>>At 4:52 PM -0500 8/2/04, Kurt Steinbach wrote:
>>>"Such as" is often used to replace the phrase, "For example, " in
>>>sentences and clauses.
>>>
>>>Odile Sullivan-Tarazi wrote:
>>>
>>>>I will probably kick myself in the morning, but somehow tonight I can
>>>>not seem to think. How does the phrase "such as," used to introduce
>>>>a list of examples, function in the sentence? How would it be
>>>>diagrammed?
>>>>
>>>>If anyone could enlighten me, I'd be ever so grateful.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks . . .
>>>>
>>>>Odile
>>>>
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