This lesson will look at some of the ways that word choice can make an essay more formal or academic.

There are a number of ways you can write essays that use the appropriate formal or academic style:

Rules Informal Formal / Academic
Avoid slang teens young adults
Avoid acronyms if a phrase can be used instead e.g. for example; such as
Use an appropriate verb, instead of ‘get/got’ get a better job achieve a better position
Use an appropriate verb, instead of simple verb + adjective make bigger grow
Use noun phrases which give more detail a little money a reduced level of income
Favour nouns and noun phrases over verbs it caused a fire the cause of the fire was an electrical fault

Exercise

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