Question

If an expository writing uses transitions such as for instance, for example, and by way of illustration, the passage most likely uses which of the following methods of exposition?
1. illustration-example
2. definition
3. process analysis
4. contrast/comparison

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1: Illustration-example.

Illustrations and examples are introduced by the transition phrases such as "for instance" and "for example". Some other linking words for giving examples are "to illustrate", "namely", and "such as". These linking words do not necessarily have to be at the beginning of the sentence.