【DSE考試技巧】點樣將 Informal Writing 轉換做 Formal Writing？寫 Formal Writing 嘅時候有咩要注意？

Formal Writing 可謂係 DSE 必出嘅文體，無論係 Paper 2 DSE Writing，抑或係 paper 3 DSE Listening 聆聽綜合都經常會遇到。而好多同學往往就係失分係 language，因爲個 tone 唔夠 formal。咁係寫 Formal Writing 嘅時候，有啲咩位要注意呢？等 Wall Street English 帶大家一齊睇下啦！

1. 避免用第一人稱

“I”, “my”, “we”, “us” 等第一人稱都要盡量避免在 formal writing 中使用。原因是第一人稱通常會令文句變得冗長而失去說服力，亦會令文章有失客觀。所以如非必要，“I think”、”In my opinion” 等這類開頭都可以省略，令文句更精簡，或轉用 passive voice “It is believed that” 去代替。

e.g.

I believe that active video games are beneficial for youngsters.

→ Active video games are beneficial for youngsters.

→ It is believed that active video games are beneficial for youngsters.

2.避免用縮寫

日常生活中我們常用到縮寫，例如是 ”It’s“、”isn’t”、“I’m”，更便捷表達自己所想。但若是在 formal writing 中出現這類縮寫，便會令文章變的informal。

e.g.

It’s my pleasure to be invited as the guest today.

→ It is my pleasure to be invited as a guest today.

3.名詞化

名詞化便是將動詞轉換成名詞，可以使文章更有說服力。

e.g.

Athleisure has emerged as the new mainstream fashion style that reflects the changing lifestyle of people.

→ The emergence of athleisure reflects the changing lifestyle of people.

4. 避免使用片語動詞

片語動詞指的是有兩三個詞組組成的動詞，組合裏第一個詞是動詞，第二是副詞、介詞或副詞加介詞。

e.g.

We must deal with the problems by starting the campaign.

→ We must handle the problems by launching the campaign.

以上就係一啲 formal writing 嘅特點啦，記住唔好再犯上面嘅常犯錯誤啦!