example of/for

[Sunshine]

Hi everybody,

is there a difference between "an example of" and "an example for"?

Thanks for your help.

[peterteacher]

In most cases you probably want to use "an example of"

an example of courage

the boss made an example of him

the teacher gave three examples of how to solve differential equations

how many examples of legendary 60's bands can you think of?




"An example for" would be used like this:

Smith wrote down an example FOR Fred to read

Can you think of an example FOR me?

[David L.]

Parents setting an example for their children.

The behaviour of some pop stars setting a bad example for children.

[peterteacher]

Oh yeah, those too!

You are an example for us all