Format has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | To install Linux, you must format a primary partition in a compatible format, such as EXT2 or EXT4. | |
| 2. | I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use its file format when you send me the attachment. | |
| 3. | You mustn't format this floppy disk. | |
| 4. | As I don't have the software that matches the attachment, I cannot open the file. Please resend it in another format. | |
| 5. | Since I don't have the software to open the attached file, I can't open it. Please send it again in another format. | |
| 6. | After pay withholding tax, please send the tax paid receipt in PDF format. | |
| 7. | What format should I use? | |
| 8. | Information sometimes varies dramatically according to format: my news feed truncated the last word of the headline "Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser". | |
| 9. | I stopped buying newspapers in paper form a few years ago already; I only read them in electronic format. | |
| 10. | I'll try to change the file format then. |