linking phrase · academic
To illustrate
UK/tuː ɪˈlʌstreɪt/US/tu ˈɪləˌstreɪt/to il·LUSTRATE
used to introduce an illustration or example that clarifies a point
Examples
“Education policies can have mixed results. To illustrate, test scores improved in regions with extra funding.”
“Renewable projects vary in scale. To illustrate, some are small community schemes while others are national programmes.”
“Work–life balance affects health. To illustrate, employees with long overtime tend to report more stress.”
Band 8 sentence
“To illustrate the impact of policy, consider a city that reduced traffic by investing in public transport and cycling lanes.”
Collocations
- to illustrate this point
- to illustrate,
Word family
Common mistakes
like→to illustrate
example→to illustrate
Say it for a higher band
5like→6for example→7+To illustrate
Synonyms
for example
for instance
Easily confused
for example
“For example, many students work part‑time while studying.”
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