Formal register & passive

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

For O'Connor and Hayes, the caretaker model has solved a genuine operational challenge while also generating extraordinary brand visibility at virtually zero marketing cost. Each annual recruitment cycle attracts fresh media coverage and a new wave of applicants.

Grammar Reference · Formal register & passive

Passive for distance

Removes the agent to create objectivity. The decision was taken to relocate the residents in 1953.

Nominalisation

Convert verbs to nouns to raise register. They declined → a steady decline was observed over thirty years.

Impersonal

Open formal recommendations. It is recommended that the recruitment process be reviewed before the next cycle.

Common error

Avoid first-person active in reports. We think... ✗ → It is considered that... ✓

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Formal register & passive

1.The vacancy on Facebook by Alice Hayes after their previous caretaker resigned.

2.Over 23,000 applications within days of the advertisement going live.

3.It that the remaining residents should be relocated to the mainland.

4.The story by CNN, CBS, and the BBC, turning a local ad into global news.

5.A significant in the island's population was recorded between 1850 and 1953.

6.It that the caretaker role will continue to be advertised each spring.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Billy and Alice decided to preserve the island's heritage.

2.The media covered the story on three major international channels.

3.They relocated the last residents to the mainland in 1953.

4.We recommend a structured interview process for future recruitment cycles.

5.Darren McFadden managed the cottages and coffee shop for six months.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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