Question

Identify the best register for an article on the following topic:
Topic: The government has decided to demolish an ancient temple for the construction of a major highway
Audience: General public
Medium: Newspaper

• A. formal
• B. informal
• C. semi-formal
• D. very informal

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

semi-formal

Choice C is correct as the topic of the article is semi formal. Choice A is wrong as the topic is not very important, so it is not formal. Choice B is wrong as the topic is somewhat important to a set of target audience, it is not informal. Choice D is wrong as the topic is somewhat important it cannot be said as very informal