Formal vs. Informal Language

We use formal language in​ (a)   situations, while we use informal language in​ (b)   situations.

• professional
• unprofessional

Select ALL of the examples in which you would use FORMAL language.

• Making a presentation to your boss

• Texting your friends

• Emailing your friends

• Speaking with a coworker

Identify whether each sentence uses formal or informal language by sorting it into the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Formal Language

,

(b) Informal Language

• I will attend the event this evening.

• I would appreciate it very much.

• Thanks!

• Me and my friends love to shop.

• I'd like that.

• My coworkers and I have enjoyed our job.

• I'm gonna go 2 the game

• Thank you for your help.

When using ​ (a)   language, idioms are allowed.

• informal
• formal

Which of the following sentences shows appropriate FORMAL language.

• Your paper is bomb!

• Thx for ur help

• The paper was written professionally.

• i don't want to work today.

What is the best way to improve the following sentence to be more formal?

I'll look into the dumpster fire of reports later.

• I will look into the reports later.

• The dumpster fire of reports was looked into.

• The problematic reports will be investigated.

• I'll take a look at the reports.

Identify which type of language uses each example.

Groups:

(a) Formal Language

,

(b) Informal Language

• active voice

• passive voice

• full sentence

• abbreviations

• contractions

• exclamation marks

• correct grammar

How does the bolded portion of the following sentence show formal language?

I trust that you will investigate this matter....

• it is using passive voice

• it spells out the words instead of using a contraction

• it uses a period instead of an exclamation mark

• it spells out the worlds instead of using an abbreviation

How does the highlighted portion of the following sentence show an example of formal language?

This type of behavior is extremely unprofessional....

• it spells out the word instead of using an abbreviation

• it spells out the word instead of using a contraction

• it uses academic vocabulary

• It shows active voice

Select all the issues from the following sentence that make it more informal.

This put me off my food! I mean c'mon is that professional??

• Using contractions

• using exclamation & question marks

• using correct grammar

• using passive voice