Answer to Question #311633 in English for Alexis

Question

Quote and discuss the effects of THREE specific features of academic writing from the article.

Refer to page 71 (Unit 6) of your prescribed book for this question. 

Answer 1

Written language is "more sophisticated than spoken language because written language has lengthier terms, more diversified vocabularies, and is lexically more rich," according to Wikipedia. In this situation, academic writing includes more noun-based phrases than verb-based phrases. Shorter paragraphs with increased grammatical complexity, including subordinate clauses and more passives, are employed in academic writing. Academic writing is formal, and an essay should avoid using more colloquial phrases and expressions. Words like "stuff," "a lot of," and "kind of" are among these slang terms. Abbreviations should also be avoided like "can't", "Shouldn't", and "doesn't." "Using colloquial language demonstrates a lack of regard for or grasp of your subject." As a result, one must be very explicit about the topic being discussed.