Style+&+Formality

Formal · // Passive voice // · // Formal words/ phrases // · // No personal pronouns // · // Verbs (formal) // · // Full forms // · // Impersonal language // Informal · // Active voice // · // Informal words // · // Personal pronouns // · // Phrasal words // · // Contractions & short forms // · // Emotional language //

//__ For example: __// // Formal sentence: //// It is estimated that there was an increase in the investments last year. // // Informal sentence: //// We have estimated that investments increased last year. // // Academic style is used at university level and is written in formal style.

Source: lecture notes package 1 //