You are given a conversation between two people. 'Person1:' and 'Person2:' are used to separate their respective dialogues. You are required to assign a label 'formal' if there is an absence of emotion and a presence of questions anywhere within the conversation. If such pattern is not found assign the label 'informal'.
One example is below.
Q: Person1: Hey man , you wanna buy some weed ?
Person2:Some what ?
Person 1:Weed ! You know ? Pot , Ganja , Mary Jane some chronic !
Person2: Oh , umm , no thanks .
Person1: I also have blow if you prefer to do a few lines .
Person2: No , I am ok , really .
Person1: Come on man ! I even got dope and acid ! Try some !
Person2: Do you really have all of these drugs ? Where do you get them from ?
Person1: I got my connections ! Just tell me what you want and I ' ll even give you one ounce for free .
Person2: Sounds good ! Let ' s see , I want .
Person1: Yeah ?
Person2:I want you to put your hands behind your head ! You are under arrest !
A: informal
Rationale: Based on the conversation, we can see that there is a presence of exclamation which is not present in a formal discussion. Therefore this is an informal conversation
Q: Person1: How can I help you today , Alice ?
Person2:Well , I came to talk to you because I want to apply for a scholarship .
Person1: Oh , good . You're an excellent student . I'd be very willing to help you with that .
Person2:Thanks . I really appreciate it.In fact , I do need a letter of recommendation for this scholarship .
Person1: What kind of scholarship is it ?
Person2:It's an undergraduate scholarship offered by the American Minority Students Scholarship Association . I'm eligible for it because I'm Asian American .
Person1: Fine . I know about that scholarship.You have to be a student in your junior year , and you have to have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher .
Person2:I'm a junior now , and my GPA is 3.92 .
Person1: Excellent . So you'll have a good chance of getting it .
Person2:Well , I hope so . The competition is probably pretty heavy.And they want a writing sample too .
Person1: Do you have an essay you want to send them ?
Person2:No , they want a special essay . I must write an essay on a particular question they pose .
Person1: What is the question ?
Person2:They give applicants a topic.The topic is , The Place of Ethnic Minorities in a Democratic Society.My essay must be three pages typed and double-spaced .
Person1: That's a pretty short essay .
Person2:Yes , but I need to write it by next week .
Person1: Good luck . I'm sure you will do a good job .
Person2:I came here today to talk to you because ... Well , I need to ask two favors .
Person1: Sure . What are they ?
Person2:First , I need a letter of recommendation .
Person1: I'd be happy to write one for you .
Person2:And second ... Well , I'm not sure if it's normal .
Person1: What is it ? Do you want me to read your essay ?
Person2:Yes , if you could . I mean , if you could read it to make sure there are no mistakes.Or maybe you'd have some suggestions .
Person1: Of course I could read it . That's no problem . But you need to get it to me soon .
Person2:I will . I want to write the first draft tonight.So I could bring it tomorrow morning .
Person1: Alright . If you can bring it to me tomorrow morning , I can talk with you after class on Friday.So I'll have some feedback for you before the weekend .
Person2:That would really help me a lot . I'm very grateful .
Person1: Don't mention it . I'm always willing to help good students .
A:
informal