Formal
English includes phrases that people do not normally use in
conversation. When people use Formal English in their writing, they
generally write longer, more complicated sentences.
Example of Formal English:
In his 1988 study, Alan Wells, editor of Mass Media and Society, wanted to determine how male and female audiences view particular pop stars. Using Rolling Stone covers as an indicator of an artist's American success, Wells had college students in New Jersey use a set of labels determined by students from the Midwest to describe the images of popular artists.
Fused
sentence (see run-on
sentence)