IXL | Which sentence is more formal? | 5th grade language arts

Which sentence is more formal?

If the original building design is too expensive, it is time to review the plans.

If the original building design is too expensive, it is time to go back to the drawing board.

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Which sentence is more formal?

Rice is the staple food for billions of people around the world.

Rice is super important for billions of people around the world.

Formal writing is used for essays, business letters, and reports. The following types of informal language should be avoided in formal writing:

Type	Examples
slang	cool, funky, dude
idioms	knock your socks off
conversational language	gonna, kinda, yeah
abbreviated language	ASAP, btw, b/c
overly simple or imprecise language	he got some stuff at the store
contractions	can't, won't

Contractions are not as informal as the other types, but they should be used sparingly in formal writing.

Compare the following sentences. The first is informal. The second is formal.

Informal:

Yeah, ostriches can't fly, but they're awesome runners.

Formal:

Though ostriches are flightless, they are remarkably adept runners.

This sentence is more formal:

Rice is the staple food for billions of people around the world.

This sentence is less formal:

Rice is super important for billions of people around the world.

You can tell because it uses conversational language (super).

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