Formal/Informal Language

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Is the use of personal pronouns (e.g., I, you, we, our) characteristic of formal or informal language?

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Informal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? "Write words in full: e.g. do not, cannot"

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Formal

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Is "a lot of; lots of" used in formal or informal language?

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Informal

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Is using ‘like’ to introduce examples (e.g. Green vegetables like kale and spinach … ) formal or informal language?

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Informal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? "People is quite vague: use nouns that refer to specific groups of people: e.g. the unemployed, the elderly, residents"

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Formal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? -"phrasal verbs: e.g. give up, take away, cover up"

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Informal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? -"slang: e.g. kids, gonna"

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Informal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? "The exclamation mark (!) is seldom used."

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Formal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? - "clichés (overused expressions that have lost their originality): e.g. every coin has two sides; a double-edged sword."

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Informal

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Is this true for formal or informal language? -"Evidence required. Referencing is common: e.g. Research findings show that plagiarism is common in Australian universities (Williams, 2016)."

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