Format of formal letter writing..
And informal letter writing..
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Addresses:
1) Your Address
The return address should be written in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
2) The Address of the person you are writing to
The inside address should be written on the left, starting below your address.
Date:
Different people put the date on different sides of the page. You can write this on the right or the left on the line after the address you are writing to. Write the month as a word.
Salutation or greeting:
1) Dear Sir or Madam,
If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.
2) Dear Mr Jenkins,
If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married and single women.
Ending a letter:
1) Yours Faithfully
If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
2) Yours Sincerely
If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
3) Your signature
Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets after your name.
Addresses:
1) Your Address
The return address should be written in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
2) The Address of the person you are writing to
The inside address should be written on the left, starting below your address.
Date:
Different people put the date on different sides of the page. You can write this on the right or the left on the line after the address you are writing to. Write the month as a word.
Salutation or greeting:
1) Dear Sir or Madam,
If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.
2) Dear Mr Jenkins,
If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married and single women.
Ending a letter:
1) Yours Faithfully
If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
2) Yours Sincerely
If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
3) Your signature
Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets after your name.
formal letter
Addresses
Date
Salutation or greeting
Ending a letter
Your signature
informal letter
1. Address: The address of the sender is followed by that of the receiver.
2. Date: The date is written below the address after leaving one line.
3. Salutation / Greeting (Dear / Hi / Hello)
4. Body: The matter of the letter is written here. It is divided into 3 paragraphs as follows -
a) Paragraph 1: beginning
b) Paragraph 2: Main content.
c) Paragraph 3: ending
5. Sender’s name and signature
Format of formal letter -
The Principal / To Editor
-- school name --/district name
-- city name ---/newspaper name.
Date
Subject
Respect Sir / Madam,
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............BODY...........
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Your Sincerely / Faithfully
XYZ
Format of informal letter :
Adress ( House no.)
( Colony name )
.....District ...
Date
Dear ........
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.............BODY.................
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Your loving,
XYZ
Tips :
1) Write the letters in 3 paras.
2) In first para give greetings ( wish the person).
3) In 2nd part write what you wanna tell.
4) In 3rd para,
In Informal letter write :
Give / convey my regards to .. ........ and a lots of love to.......... .
In formal letter , write :
Hope you will understand the situation and will. ........... ( action which you want them to take. Eg, take a write decision regarding this).
5) End with saying,
Your loving.. ....... ( in informal letter)
and
Your Sincerity / Faithfully ..........
( in formal letter letter)