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1、大学英语作文formalandinformalwords精品文档Formal&InformalFormal---learnedwords,literarywords,or“big”wordsCharacteristicsofformalwords:1)Mainlyappearinformalwriting,suchasscholarlyortheoreticalworks,politicalandlegaldocuments,andformallecturesandaddresses.2)Manysuchwordscontainthreeormor

2、ethanthreesyllables.3)MostofthemareofGreekorLatinorigin.4)Theyareseldomusedindailyconversation,exceptforspecialpurposes.Characteristicsofcommonwords:1)Theyareusedbypeopleeveryday.2)Theycanbefoundinallkindsofwriting.Characteristicsofcolloquialwords:1)Theyaremainlyusedininformal

3、orfamiliarconversation.2)Theyareseldomusedinformalwriting,andinliteraryworkstheirmainuseistorecordpeople'sthoughtsanddialogues.3)Theyareusuallyshortwordsofoneortwosyllables.4)MostofthemareofSaxonorigin(i.e.,notborrowedfromGreek,Latin,orFrench).Featuresofslangwords1)Highlyinfor

4、mal2)Vividandinterestingwhenusedappropriately3)OffensiveorfunnywhenusedinappropriatelyFeaturesofdialectalwords:1)Showninone’spronunciation2)Omitcertainsounds3)UsedbyuneducatedspeakersInformalFormal1ActivevoicePassivevoice2PhrasalverbsLatinateverbs3DirectlanguageFormulaiclangua

5、ge4PossibleuseofslangNouseofslang5PersonalformNominator6LittleuseofconjunctionsLinkingwords7FewrevitalizedsentencesRevitalizedsentences8DirectstyleModalusage91stpersonsingular1stpersonplural收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档1.Active＆PassivevoiceOurtechnicianrepairedthefaulton12thJune.Nowi

6、tisyourturntopayus.（Informal)Althoughthefaultwasrepairedon12thJune,paymentforthisinterventionhasstillnotbeenreceived.（Formal）2.Verbforms:Phrasalverbs＆LatinateThecompanylaidhimoffbecausehedidn’tworkmuch.（Informal)Hisinsufficientproductionconductedtohisdismissal.（Formal）3.Langua

7、ge:Direct&FormulaicI’msorrythat…I’mhappytosaythat…（Informal)Weregrettoinformyouthat…Wehavepleasureinannouncingthat（Formal）4.Personalform&NominatorsIfyouloseit,thenpleasecontactusassoonaspossible.（Informal)Anylossofhisdocumentshouldbereportedimmediately.（Formal）5.LinkingwordsTh

8、ebankcan’tfindthepaymentyousayyou’vemade.（Informal)Notwithsta