Formal and Informal Talking

Hey! Whatcha doing?

• Formal

• Informal

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Man, I''m starving. When's dinner?

• Formal

• Informal

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I am extremely hungry. When is dinner?

• Formal

• Informal

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I would prefer that you turn down the volume on your television.

• Formal

• Informal

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Choose the sentence that uses informal language:

• It was clearly indicated in the document
• I regret to inform you...
• Should you have a problem, please feel free to call.
• Give me the salt, will ya?

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Which is an example of informal language?

• I would like to speak with you about situation.

• When you arrive home from school, be sure to start your homework.

• I really wanna go with ya.

• People always seem to be bothered by taking assessments on a Friday.

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Which is an example of informal language?

• I prefer to eat steak rather than chicken.

• You may think consuming sweets every evening is alright, but I disagree.

• I am very excited for the new Star Wars movie to be released in theaters.

• Yo! What's up, man?

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Which is an example of formal language?

• Hey, whatcha doing later?

• Do I like pizza? You betcha!

• Most people prefer to live with a pet, rather than live alone.

• No way! For real?

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Which is an example of formal language?

• How can that be twenty bucks?

• I only have ten dollars to spend.

• Hey dude! How's it going?

• Whatcha think about the Brown's game?

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