diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
index c827e6af90..950d493c05 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
@@ -156,31 +156,50 @@ author:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: install the latest version of Apache
-  yum: name=httpd state=latest
+  yum:
+    name: httpd
+    state: latest
 
 - name: remove the Apache package
-  yum: name=httpd state=absent
+  yum:
+    name: httpd
+    state: absent
 
 - name: install the latest version of Apache from the testing repo
-  yum: name=httpd enablerepo=testing state=present
+  yum:
+    name: httpd
+    enablerepo: testing
+    state: present
 
 - name: install one specific version of Apache
-  yum: name=httpd-2.2.29-1.4.amzn1 state=present
+  yum:
+    name: httpd-2.2.29-1.4.amzn1
+    state: present
 
 - name: upgrade all packages
-  yum: name=* state=latest
+  yum:
+    name: '*'
+    state: latest
 
 - name: install the nginx rpm from a remote repo
-  yum: name=http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm state=present
+  yum:
+    name: 'http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm'
+    state: present
 
 - name: install nginx rpm from a local file
-  yum: name=/usr/local/src/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm state=present
+  yum:
+    name: /usr/local/src/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm
+    state: present
 
 - name: install the 'Development tools' package group
-  yum: name="@Development tools" state=present
+  yum:
+    name: "@Development tools"
+    state: present
 
 - name: install the 'Gnome desktop' environment group
-  yum: name="@^gnome-desktop-environment" state=present
+  yum:
+    name: "@^gnome-desktop-environment"
+    state: present
 '''
 
 # 64k.  Number of bytes to read at a time when manually downloading pkgs via a url