Question

Categorize each item as either an example of "formal language or "informal language.

Answer 1

Answers/explanations:

Note: "F" is formal, "I" is informal, and the words in "()" are the words that explain why they are either formal/informal.

1.) Man, it stinks in here!  - I

("Man" and "stinks" are used.)

2.) After work tonight I ate some grub and  then chilled.   - I

("Grub" and "chilled are informal.)

3.) Please refrain from interjecting yourself in  my affairs  - F

("Please refrain" "interjecting" and "affairs" are more formal.)

4.) Mind your own business, Dunk!  - I

("Mind your own business" is usually used among colleagues, not in a formal setting.)

5.) The scent emanating from this room fails  to please my olfactory sense. - F

("emanation" and "olfactory sense" are formal.)

6.) When Iarrived at my domicile this  evening, I partook of sustenance and

enjoyed some quiet time alone. - F

("domicile" and "sustenance" are formal.)

Hope this helps! :D