How to write letters on bece exam
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Explanation:
I am very glad to bring you this good guidelines on how best you can write your informal or personal letter. Letter mostly appears in the composition aspect of every English language exams and sometimes due to certain mistakes you don't get the full marks you deserve. Below are good guidelines to help you.
Types of letters.
Basically, there are three types of letters This depends on where the writer is sending the letter to. The three types are ;
I. Personal or friendly letter.
II. Semi-official letter.
III. Formal letter.
The Friendly, personal or informal letter.
This type of letter is written to friends to keep in touch with them, informing them about some news and sharing thoughts with them.
The parts of a personal letter
A personal letter has six parts namely:
1. The Address;
It shows where the writer of the letter lives. It consists of the institution or the workplace,the box number, town and region of the Writer. It is written at the upper right corner of the paper. It usually covers three lines. There are two ways of writing the address. These are;
1. The block form and
2. The indented form.
2. The Date:
The date is a particular day a letter is written. It is written at the written at the upper right corner of the paper on the line just below the address.
The ways of writing it are as follows:
I. 3-7-2020
II. 3RD September,2020.
III. 3/7/2020.
But the second one is mostly used and it's good.
3. The Salutation
Salutation is also called greetings. It is written on a line below the date at the left side of the paper . The phrase below can be used: Dear Juliet, Hello Joe, Hi Sam etc.
4. The Body
It is the most important part of a letter. It contains or gives the message. The purpose of the is stated clearly and the is arranged in paragraphs. It is important to pay particular attention to punctuation marks , spellings, and expressions etc.
5. The Closing or Ending.
It is written at the right side of the paper. You can write; Your friend, Yours sincerely, Yours ever.
Note: Do not forget to bring comma (,)
6. The Writers Name:
It is written on the line just below the ending, at the right side of the paper. You can write your first name or nickname. For example, Godson, small boy, Jimmy etc.
Below is a layout of personal letter.