Section - B: ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS
3. Your uncle has recently been transferred from Chennai to New Delhi. He has asked you to hire suitable
accommodation in a good colony. Write our an advertisement in not more than 50 words for the same
to be published in the classified columns of the Indian Express.
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Answer:
WHAT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT?
An advertisement is a public announcement made through a popular medium like newspapers, magazines, television, radio and the cinema. An advertisement may be displayed on a placard as well. It is non-personal, oral or visual message regarding a product, a service or an idea.
Purpose: An advertisement attracts immediate attention of the public. It is a very potent tool for promoting sales or services. It is used to influence the minds, tastes and even motives of the masses. Remember, an advertisement is a play of words. It must be very attractive to catch the eye of the reader.
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Format of Advertisement – Classified
Look at the following classified ads from the newspapers:
COMPUTER
RENT/Sales/Purchase Computer, Also Buy/Sales Computer Parts, Upgrade, AMC, Repair, UPS, Printer & Internet. Ph: 27184842, 27181315, 98190179169 522114-L
SALE Pentium-Ill @ 14800, Celeron 500Mhz @ 10900, Pentium-II 266Mhz @ 9800, Pentium-I 166Mhz @ 7500,486 @ 3500. 27181315, 27184842, 9810179169 522115-L
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