Formal: Words of Latin/French origin (reply etc), Single-word words, Formal connecting words (therefore, additionally, etc), Impersonal constructions (it is said that; the price has been increased; one never knows), Abstract nouns (Is happiness possible during unemployment?; After clarification of the problem areas.), Not ending with preposition; use of «whom» (To whom were you speaking?), Complex sentences, Use of inversion for conditionals and emphasis (Should you require further information, please contact...), No contractions in writing (I will, we would), Informal: Words of Anglo-Saxon origin (answer etc), Phrasal verbs, idioms with get, Informal connecting words (also, plus, but, etc), Active constructions they say that (they've put the price up you never know), Modal verbs, adjectives, clauses, etc (Can people be happy when they haven't got a job?; When the bits everyone was getting wrong had been explained…), Ending with preposition (Who were you speaking to?), Simple sentences , Inversion sometimes used for emphasis (Only then did I realize…) nversion sometimes used for emphasis(Only then did I realize…) , Contractions in writing (I’ll, we’d),

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