Group 1 - Formality

True or False:

The sentence "Although the researchers were able to gather the appropriate amount of data

for their sample size, they weren't able to analyze the amount of data that they collected" is

completely formal.

• True

• False

The phrase "dw dude I'm otw" is Formal.

• True

• False

Some ways formality can be achieved is by ; choosing

expanded modal forms over contracted forms, and using colloquial/trite/

idiomatic expressions.

• True

• False

In the statement "The proposal turned out a positive result" which of the following verbs

below is best to replaced "turned out" ?

• yielded

• resulted in

• came to be

• happened to be

In the statement " Oil prices has gone up " which verb is best

to replace "gone up" ?

• gotten expensive

• sky-rocketed

• increased

• ascended

True or False:

Formal writing contains personal opinions

that are essential for creating a research

paper.

• True

• False

True or False:

Formality is a language that requires precision to make it a

"legitimate" piece of academic writing.

• True

• False

A type of language that is often used in ordinary or familiar

conversation ; indicating that it is not formal or

literary.

• Heraclitus

• Slang

• Colloquial

• Wollof

True or False:

Formality, subjectivity, explicitness, and Caution are

important features of languages one must know about.

• True

• False

The sentence below, is an example of?

"Sincerely, I would appreciate to have dinner with you. But unfortunately,

I have a lot of paperwork to catch up upon."

• Formal

• Archimedes

• Informal