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[syoshioka99]

(The sentence in quesiton)
A meeting at which a prominent person talks to journalists, e.g. in order to announce a decision or an achievement or to answer questions.

We need helpers of all types, engineers, scientists (e.g. geologists) and teachers.
(Collins COBUILD English Dictionary 2001)

According to Collins, it looks like "e.g." is used btween nons (here in this examples "scientists" and "geologists"
But the sentence above (A meeting~questions.) "e.g." is used just like "for example" I'm not sure which is correct.

Tell me some sentences in which "e.g." is used.

Satoru

JAPAN

[Nancy119]

Hello, I read your post about the proper usage of "e.g."

The first sentence you provided (regarding a meeting) is not a complete sentence. However, the use of the "e.g." in that sentence is not required.

In the second sentence, the "e.g." is used properly. It merely means "for example" and an example was given of a scientist, which was a geologist.

Here is a typical English sentence with "e.g.":

Please provide this office with pertinent information regarding your qualifications, e.g. education, training, work history, professional organizations, etc.

[syoshioka99]

So "NOUN+e.g.+NOUN" is a basic pattern of how to use "e.g."?
EXAMPLE: scientists e.g. geologists


Satoru

JAPAN

[Nancy119]

Yes, NOUN + e.g. + NOUN is a basic, common pattern for the usage.

Here is another example of "e.g.":

"2. Knows that the transfer of energy (e.g., through the consumption of food) is essential to all living organisms 3. Knows that an organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that ... "

Note that in the example above, "e.g." is followed by a clause instead of simply a list of nouns. That is a common usage also.

[syoshioka99]

I really appreciate it!

Satoru

Japan