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!
