[Grammar] For example?

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She does't ask her son to stay at home all day long. ( ),she often travels with her son.
(a) Instead. (b) For example
Which one is right?
The answer given is (a). I wonder why can't I choose (b)?
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Welcome to the forum, Feliz.

Where did you find this example?
 

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Welcome to the forum, Feliz.

Where did you find this example?
School quiz
Is it ok to use for example here? Why or why not?
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Is there anything in the text to suggest that she does other things that take him out of the house?
 

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Neither answer is more correct than the other, in my opinion.
 

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I would change everything. (See below.)
:)

She does't ask her son to stay at home all day long. ( ),she often travels with her son.
(a) Instead. (b) For example
Which one is right?
The answer given is (a). I wonder why can't I choose (b)?
[STRIKE]Thanks![/STRIKE]

Perhaps:

She doesn't ask her son to stay at home all day long. Instead, she often takes him with her on her trips.

(If you were going to use "For example" I would want to know what it is an example of.)

(Why don't they ever ask me to help them with those quizzes? ;-))
 
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