Question

Directions: Read the following sentences, and rate them on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is really informal and 5 is exceptionally formal.



1.
I don’t know why they put up with that.



2.

It’s unclear why the organizers tolerated the problem for so long.



3.

Well, we could go tomorrow.



4.

It’s possible that the weather will permit us to travel tomorrow.



5.

You know, the homework is a lot harder than it looks.

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Answer 1

Answers:

1. 1 (very informal - usage of a contraction, does not specify who "they" is and mentions the phrase "put up")

2. 4 (formal - usage of "tolerated", specifies who the subject is but uses a contraction)

3. 2 (informal - uses the filler word "well" at the beginning of the sentence)

4. 5 (very formal - provides a reason and uses "permit" although it uses a contraction)

5. 3 (neutral - uses "you know" but the rest of the sentence is relatively neutral)

i hope this helps! :D

Answer 2

In order from least formal to most formal->
5, 1, 3, 4, 2
sry if it’s wrong but hope it helps