IXL | Which text is most formal? | 12th grade language arts

Which memo to customers is more formal?

Colleen's Cupcakes is committed to your health. We are honoring that commitment by publishing nutrition information on all of our baked goods.

Colleen's Cupcakes cares about you and your health. That's why we're providing nutrition info for everything we bake.

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Which letter to the editor is more formal?

We should not tolerate the mayor's reckless behavior.

We shouldn't put up with the mayor's nonsense for one more second.

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Informal writing is typically used in casual situations or when communicating with someone you know well. Informal language often expresses familiarity and tends to sound more like speech. It uses more conversational language, such as slang, idioms, abbreviations, imprecise language, and contractions.

Formal writing is typically used in academic and business writing or when writing directly to an authority figure. It tends to be more courteous and impersonal, avoiding overly familiar or conversational language.

Compare the following sentences.

Informal: Yeah, ostriches can't fly, but I think they're awesome.

More formal: Ostriches may be flightless, but they're remarkable runners.

Most formal: Though flightless, ostriches are remarkable runners.

solution

The first letter to the editor is more formal. It uses more elevated language (should not tolerate, reckless behavior). The other letter to the editor uses casual language, such as contractions (shouldn't) and idioms (put up with).

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