Providing examples is essential for all subjects.
For example, in geography, you may wish to explain a certain process (e.g. erosion) with reference to a real-life example, whether that be a river, glacier or something else. The same goes for human geography, where you can reference a phenomenon (e.g. urbanisation) to a real-life example (e.g. New Delhi in India or Tokyo in Japan).
Examples are also essential in science, where theoretical knowledge links to a real-life understanding of how something works. There are so many ways to use examples to enrich your work.
Here’s some vocabulary to help you provide and discuss examples:
- For example
- For instance
- An example of this is
- Such as
- In particular
- Especially
- This can be shown in/by
- A case in point is
- This is illustrated by
- This is indicated by
- This is signalled by
- To illustrate this point
- Evidence for this is provided by
By now, you should be visualising how vocabulary links ideas and concepts in your work, providing an in-depth analysis with structure and flow.
The best essays answer the question in consideration of multiple viewpoints and examples.
