Formal and Informal Language

Which of the following is an example of formal language?

• A) Hey, what's up?

• B) Good morning, how are you today?

• D) Yo, dude!

• C) Howdy, partner!

Identify the informal language in the following sentence: I gotta go to the store to pick up some stuff.

• have to

• need to

• gotta

• store

Choose the formal language option

• B) Would you like to schedule a meeting for later?

• A) Let's hang out later.

• C) What's up, wanna chill?

• D) How about we grab a drink?

In the sentence 'I'm gonna grab a bite to eat', what type of language is 'gonna' an example of?

• Colloquial language

• Formal language

• Informal language

• Slang language

Which of the following is an example of informal language?

• B) My bad, I messed up.

• D) I made a mistake, I apologize.

• A) I love the way you speak.

• C) Please accept my apologies.

Identify the formal language in the following sentence

• I am unable to attend the event due to a prior commitment.

• I can't attend the event because I have a prior commitment.

• I ain't gonna be able to make it to the event 'cause I got something else going on.

• I can't make it to the event because I have something else going on.

Choose the informal language option:

• D) I am required to leave immediately.

• A) I gotta go now.

• B) I must depart at this moment.

• C) I am obliged to depart now.

In the sentence 'I'm going to the party', what type of language is 'I'm' an example of?

• Slang

• Technical language

• Informal language

• Formal language

Which of the following is an example of formal language?

• D) Yo, what's your name?

• C) Hey, what's your name?

• A) What's up?

• B) May I inquire as to your name?

Identify the informal language in the following sentence: Wanna hang out later?

• Hang

• Wanna

• Later

• Out