exemplification

ExemplificationExemplificationisoneofthesimplestwaytoexplainourthoughts,ideas,opinions,etc.Weoftenneedtouseexamples,i.e.specificdetailsorinstances,tomakeclearageneralideaorstatement.Therefore,howtouseexampleseffectivelyiscrucialtomeaningfulcommunication.ThepurposesofexemplificationExamplescanbeused:1)tosupportageneraltopicstatement2)toexplainadifficultpointorunfamiliarconceptSampleOne:Thistermseveralusefulandinterestingcourseshavebeenoffered.AnIntroductiontoEuropeanCulture,forinstance,givesusalotofbackgroundknowledgeofthehistoryofEuropeanphilosophy,literature,andarts.Fromtimetotimeweseeslideshowsoffamouspaintingsandheartapesoffamouspiecesofmusic,andtheymakethelecturesallthemoreinteresting.AmericanSocietyandCultureisanothercoursethatattractsalargeaudience.Theteacher,whovisitedtheUnitedStatesnotlongago,discussesnewtrendsandchangesinAmericanlifeaswellasAmericanhistoryandtraditions.Weliketheseandothercoursesverymuch,becausetheyhelpusnotonlytoimproveourEnglishbutalsotobroadenourvision.SampleTwo:Developthefollowingtopicsentenceintoaparagraph,byusingexemplification.Thereareanumberofwaysforustokeepfit.____________SampleTwo:Thereareanumberofwaysforustokeepfit.First,nomatterhowbusyweare,weshouldhaveexerciseeverydaytostrengthenourmuscles.Second,itisimportanttokeepgoodhours.Forexample,ifweareinthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly,wecanavoidoverworkingourselvesandgetenoughsleep.Finally,entertainmentisalsonecessarysothatwemayhavesomemomentsofrelaxation.Ifwefollowthoseinstructions,wewillcertainlybeingoodhealth.Thesignalwordsforexemplificationforexample/forinstancetake…forexamplesuchas/like…isacaseinpoint.oneexampleis…,anotherexampleis…also,furthermore,moreover,besides,inaddition,etc.HowtowriteaparagraphbyexemplificationThetopicsentenceThetopicsentenceusuallytellsthereadersthesubjectunderdiscussion.Inaddition,itshouldpointoutthemainideaoftheparagraph.SomeexamplesInordertopreventnon-smokersfrombeingaffected,measuresmustbetakentoreducethechancesofsmoking.Knowledgeoftenresultsonlyafterpersistentinvestigation.Mylittleniece,aten-month-oldbaby,isthemostlovelychildIhaveeverseen.ThesupportingsentencesThesupportingsentencesusuallyprovideseveralexampleswhichcenteronthemainideastatedinthetopicsentence.Whenthinkingoftheexamples,weshould:SelectgoodexamplesArrangetheexamplesinagoodorderSelectgoodexamplesGoodexamplesshouldbespecificGoodexamplesshouldbeappropriateGoodexamplesshouldbeinterestingandlivelySpecificexamplescanservethefollowingimportantpurposes:EstablishingabondofintimacybetweenyouandyourreadersMakingyourwritingpersuasiveandconvincingExplainingyourideaclearlyMakingyourwritinginterestingSampleThreeSpringandautumnarethetwobestseasonsforwearingjeans,butjeansaresuitableforwinterandsummeraswell.Inmyeyes,youngpeopleinjeansskirtsorshortsaremosthandsomeandbeautiful.Imagineagroupofyoungstersinbluejeanswalkingtowardyou,underablueskyoronasandbeachalongwhichbluewavesareshimmeringinthesun.Whatkindoffeelingwillyouhave?Deeplyimpressedbytheiryouthfulvitality,youcannothelpbutwonderatthevisibleeffectscreatedbyjeans.Thistopicsentencetellsusthatjeansaresuitableforallthefourseasons.However,thisofferedexampleisirrelevanttothemainideaexpressedinthetopicsentence.TheconcludingSentenceTheconcludingsentenceusuallyrestatesthemainideainthetopicsentence.篇章連接詞語----“起承转合”1.用于“啟”的過渡詞語First,firstofall,firstly,inthefirstplace,atfirst2.用于‘承’的過渡詞語Second,secondly,inaddition,moreover,what’smore,forexample,Forinstance,inotherwords,etc篇章連接詞語3.用于‘轉’的過渡詞語however,ontheotherhand,but,whereas,onthecontrary,nevertheless,yet4.用于‘合’的過渡詞語Therefore,asaresult,thus,hence,inaword,finally,atlast,inshort,ingeneral,…