Adapting Form, Tone And Register
Overview
Three words sit at the centre of the writing objective and candidates use them as though they were synonyms. They are not. Form is what the piece is, tone is how you feel about it, and register is how formally you are speaking. A letter can be a letter, furious, and impeccably polite, all at the same time, and knowing that is what lets you write one.
This note is not about the article, the speech or the leaflet. It is about the dial that runs underneath all of them: what actually changes when the same content is written for a different reader, which five controls move the level of formality, and how to set them deliberately in the two minutes after you have read the brief.
Objectives
- Communicate effectively and imaginatively, adapting form, tone and register of writing for specific purposes and audiences
- Write clearly, using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, with appropriate paragraphing and accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation
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- Which statement correctly distinguishes tone from register? A) They are two words for the same thing B) Tone is the writer's attitude and may move within a piece; register is the level of formality and should stay consistent C) Register is the writer's attitude and tone is the level of formality D) Tone applies to speech and register applies to writing Answer: B
- Which is described as the loudest single register signal in English? A) Sentence length B) Use of the passive voice C) Contraction, such as don't for do not D) Paragraph length Answer: C
- A brief asks for a letter to a friend. What register does the form require? A) Formal, because all letters are formal B) Informal, because the relationship is with an equal you know well; the form does not set the register C) Neutral, because letters are always neutral D) Formal at the start and informal at the end Answer: B
- How many deliberate register breaks should a Section B answer contain? A) None; consistency must be absolute B) Exactly one, planned and short C) One per paragraph D) As many as feel natural while writing Answer: B
- A candidate writing an informal article adds one long formal subordinated sentence to show range for AO5. What is the likeliest result? A) Full marks for range B) It reads as a register slip and costs AO4 credit; range should be demonstrated inside the chosen register C) The examiner ignores it D) It converts the piece into a formal article Answer: B
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