illustrative

"It was an incident that he hoped to forget."

"The student made a bad on the math quiz. "

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

"This book is my favorite. "

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

"Do you want me to continue to unload these?"

"It was late in the evening when we finally arrived."

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

"My sister has an older brother. "

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

"In the sentence, "This book is mine," the word "this" is a demonstrative that points to a specific noun. "