>Roger Federer won the US Open, for example, in four sets. > >Why would we want to consider for example to be a conjunction in a sentence >like this. Or would we? Not to beat a dead horse, but the important point to consider about "for example" is not terminology but usage. For example, I would give the above sentence a low grade because it is not used to support an opinion, which is how I teach the use of the transitional words "for example." Once again, I'm not concerned about what my students call grammatical terms but how they use them. In addition [WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL 'IN ADDITION'!], I would also point out that "for example" is usually best used to introduce the sentence - i.e., "For example, RF won the Open in four sets" would, I think,be preferable. Geoff Layton To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/