Formal Style

General English · C1 · Full lesson: ~98 min · 8 parts

Learn to make professional prose more formal by controlling nominalisation and noun-phrase density without making it opaque.

By the end of this lesson, you can:

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Use nominalisation to package processes and findings more formally
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Build precise complex noun phrases with pre- and post-modification
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Use appositive structures to add concise identifying detail
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Choose verbal style when clarity and agency matter more than density
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Edit policy, research and institutional prose for an appropriate formal register

You can take this lesson over several sessions. Finish one part and return to continue.

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nominalisation · register · institutional · implementation · assessment · allocation · regulatory · evidence-based

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