Grammar explained: register & formality – features of spoken grammar
Grammar · Register & formality · C2 · 30 min. Ellipsis, heads, tails, vague language and discourse markers: the grammar of conversation and its formal written equivalents.
About this worksheet
Ellipsis, heads, tails, vague language and discourse markers: the grammar of conversation and its formal written equivalents.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Register & formality
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Exercises
- Grammar explanation box, Matching, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
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On the sheet
- Grammar explanation box: How spoken grammar differs from written grammar
- Matching: Match each spoken sentence to its formal written equivalent.
- Multiple choice: Which feature of spoken grammar does each sentence show?
- Gap-fill: Complete the spoken sentences with words from the box.
- Speaking / writing task: Write a short dialogue (100–120 words) between two friends planning a
- Writing lines: Write your answer here.
