Mark is writing to the council to contest a parking fine. Select the sentences that contain language inappropriate for a formal
text. Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m not happy at all about receiving a fine for parking at the local supermarket. I am certain I was not there longer than 45 minutes and should not, therefore, be fined. But here I am, holding a letter from you saying that, somehow, I was in fact there for nearly an hour! As if! If you can prove it, I’ll pay it – and not a penny from me until you do!
What makes both of them wrong is the fact that they were both abbreviated. In a formal letter, we are supposed to keep everything whatsoever we write formal, and as such, "I'm", in place of "I am" and "I'll" in place of "I will" is quite wrong for a formal letter, since the former is an informal way of writing the later.
Changing both context however, to "I am not happy at all", and "I will pay it" makes it fit into the requirements for a formal letter.
