Informal and Formal Language
By: Kennedy Pearcy
What's the difference of informal and formal?
Informal is something that you would say in a text to a friend, close family member or someone whom you feel close too.
Formal is something that you would say in person, too a principal or teacher.
Practice (select the sentences that are informal and formal)
- "Yo, what's up?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Hello, I'm delighted to see you." Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Hi, what's goin' on?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Ok, that's fine" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "At your convenience, I would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this year's objective goals." Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Whatcha doin'?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "To which family does this dog belong?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Where ya at?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Hello, to whom do you wish to speak too?" Does this sentence use informal or formal language?
- "Mrs. Brown, I'm sending you an outline of dates for our book club meeting." Does this sentence use informal or formal language?