General Statements and Particular Examples
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One of the most important features of academic language is the distinction between General and Particular. For example: |
| The twenty first century demands that more people will be needed in the professions, and in every field there is a skills gap. People who have the other attributes needed for their chosen profession need not fail because of their inadequacies in a particular style of language. For example, nurses need to be strong both physically and emotionally, sensitive in dealing with people under stress and be accurate and reliable in patient care. It is a shame if people gifted in these respects drop out of University because they feel unable to cope with the theoretical demands of their course. |
The passage includes a General Statement about "the other attributes" of students trying to qualify for the professions. Then an example of this is spelt out to make the General Statement clear:
For example, nurses need to be strong both physically and emotionally, sensitive in dealing with people under stress and be accurate and reliable in patient care.
The example in the text above is easy to spot because it is introduced by for example.
