PPT-Formal Writing Style Complex – Longer sentences

Formal Writing Style Complex Longer sentences are likely to be more prevalent in formal writing You need to be as thorough as possible with your approach to each topic when you are using a formal style Each main point needs to be. 20 to 22 26 to 30 26 to 29 23 to 25 20 to 23 18 to 23 21 to 32 21 to 30 20 to 26 18 to 26 June projection 21 to 23 30 to 32 25 to 30 na 21 to 23 19 to 24 22 to 36 22 to 32 na 18 to 25 Unemployment rate 59 to 60 54 to 56 51 to 54 49 to 53 52 to 55 5 Using Formal and Informal Language Appropriately. Everyday life is not like a Grey Poupon Commercial…. . Most of us remember the Grey Poupon commercials of the 90’s where a man in a limousine is asked for some fancy mustard and replies, “But, of course!” We all inherently know why the commercials are amusing, but we probably haven’t taken the time to actually analyze the reasoning.. Mark Twain. Do Now: Vocabulary . for chapters . 8-11. Baffled. Audible. Oppressed. Rebuke. Formidable. Eternity. Haggard. Incantation. Colossal. Zenith. Humorous Word Choices: . Formal . Language . Mark Twain’s humorous expressions are one distinctive mark of his writing. Manaal Faruqui. Language Technologies Institute, CMU. (Work done at IIT Kharagpur, India). Sebastian Padó. Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany. Formal and informal address. Most languages distinguish . formal. Today’s Goal. Your goal is to kick . yourself. , yes, . you. ,. . out of your writing. . Oh, and . I. shouldn’t be in there either. . Focus on the third person.. What is FORMAL writing?. Formal writing refers to a particular style of expression. . Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. by Structure. Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound-Complex. Simple. One Independent Clause (IC). Independent Clause: . Can. stand alone as a sentence.. We had fun at the ball game. . Compound Sentence. .. . Once a student knows the difference between the three sentence types (simple, compound, and complex), it is possible to write with sentence variety. Sentence variety helps make your writing more interesting.. What is a compound sentence?. A . compound sentence . has at least one . independent clause. ; . it is . usually two independent clauses joined by a semi-colon or a conjunction.. In other words, a . compound . Technical Communication Today. What is Style?. Your document’s style expresses your . attitude toward the subject.. Good style involves:. Choosing the right words and phrases. Structuring sentences and paragraphs for clarity. Page 79. Compound and complex sentences . . Conjunctions. are words that join ideas (think about the word ‘junction’). . Sentence. . sentence.. . conjunction. and. although. but. when. after. Sentence Fragments. Compound Sentences. Complex Sentences. Compound Complex Sentences. Simple sentences have one independent clause, but they may have a compound subject or a compound predicate. . Simple Sentences. Includes standards & benchmarks--Cover. Investigation activity. Can you write down as many different types of letter writing as you can? Think about who the letter might be to.. Click each sound button to hear a different type of letter. Did you think of all of these? Can you think of more?.