Grammar for ielts writing a handbook by David S. Wills Contents

Grammar for IELTS Writing

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Register
To put it simply, register means how formal or informal your language is. For the 
academic IELTS exam, you should aim to write in a formal style, although it is 
still acceptable to speak somewhat informally during the speaking exam. In this 
chapter, we will examine what makes writing formal.
Passive Voice
Note that writing doesn’t need to be passive, but that formal writing contains more pas-
sive voice use than informal writing, and so it has been grouped here under register. 
What is Voice?
Voice refers to the relationship between subject and verb. In other words, is the 
subject doing the verb or is the verb being done to the subject? Fortunately, there 
are only two voices you need to remember: active and passive.