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Register shift within text for effect

Structure:

(formal statement) + (colloquial comment or aside)

Skilled writers deliberately shift register — dropping from formal to colloquial for emphasis, humour, or connection.

Example:

The fiscal policy implemented by the administration has, to put it bluntly, been a disaster.

Examples

The fiscal policy implemented by the administration has, to put it bluntly, been a disaster.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "The fiscal policy implemented by the administration has, to put it bluntly, been a disaster."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes