Question

Highlight the language that is too formal or too informal for the context.


Context: Report for Social Studies class

The New York Times lost a bunch of subscribers in 2009.

Answer 1

In the provided sentence, the phrase "lost a bunch of subscribers" is too informal for the context of a report for a Social Studies class. A more formal way to express this could be: "The New York Times experienced a significant decline in subscribers in 2009."