English MCQ #10301

A student reads: "The authorities have, on numerous occasions, endeavoured to mitigate the adverse effects of inflation through fiscal measures." The student correctly identifies this sentence as belonging to which register, and why?

English MCQ #10301

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A student reads: "The authorities have, on numerous occasions, endeavoured to mitigate the adverse effects of inflation through fiscal measures." The student correctly identifies this sentence as belonging to which register, and why?

    • A) Informal register, because it uses a long sentence
    • B) Informal register, because it discusses economic policy
    • C) Formal register, because it uses Latinate vocabulary and avoids contractions
    • D) Formal register, because it contains exactly one main clause

    Answer: Formal register, because it uses Latinate vocabulary and avoids contractions

    Explanation: Formal register is marked by Latinate or complex vocabulary (endeavoured, mitigate, adverse, fiscal), absence of contractions, and impersonal constructions. Sentence length and subject matter alone do not determine register.