Formal and informal language
Grade 6: formal vs informal words (ask for vs request), contractions, question tags, the subjunctive (If I were).
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Which word is the more formal way to say "ask for"?
- beg
- grab
- request
- want
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requestWhich sentence is the most formal?
- Can you help, please?
- Gimme a hand, mate!
- Help me out, okay?
- I would be grateful for your help.
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I would be grateful for your help.Which word is the informal one?
- children
- juveniles
- kids
- pupils
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kids"Dear Sir or Madam" is a formal way to begin a letter. (True or false?)
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TrueWhat is the contraction of "they are"?
- the're
- their
- they're
- theyr'e
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they'reWhich contraction means "will not"?
- w'ont
- willn't
- won't
- wont'
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won'tContractions like "don't" are the best choice in a formal letter to a headteacher. (True or false?)
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FalseWrite "could have" as it is often spoken, using a contraction. (Answer out loud)
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could'veChoose the correct question tag: "You like pizza, ___?"
- aren't you
- do you
- don't you
- won't you
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don't youChoose the correct question tag: "She isn't late, ___?"
- does she
- is she
- isn't she
- was she
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is sheComplete the question tag: "We can go now, ___?" (Answer out loud)
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can't weChoose the correct question tag: "Let's start, ___?"
- don't we
- let us
- shall we
- will we
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shall weWhich sentence uses the subjunctive correctly?
- If I am you, I would wait.
- If I be you, I would wait.
- If I was you, I would wait.
- If I were you, I would wait.
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If I were you, I would wait."I wish it were Saturday today" uses the subjunctive. (True or false?)
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TrueChoose the subjunctive form: "I wish I ___ able to fly."
- am
- be
- been
- were
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wereUse the subjunctive: "If she ___ here, she would help." (Answer out loud)
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were
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