Letter Witing
Letter Witing
Letter Witing
⮚Sender’s address
⮚ Date
⮚Salutation (greetings – Dear ____)
⮚Body of the letter (details – 3 paragraphs)
⮚Complimentary note
⮚Sender’s name
KINDS OF LETTERS
Formal letter is usually written for official Informal letters are written to friends
reasons. A formal letter, also known as and relatives for personal communication
a business letter, and it is written in and require a casual or an emotional
a formal language with a specific tone.
structure and layout. For example:
For example: Letters to parents,
⮚ Letters to Principal and teachers Letters to relatives
⮚ Letters to Editors Friendly letters
⮚ Letters written for business purpose
⮚ Letters for Government Officials
⮚ Letters for Job application
⮚ Complaint letters
FORMAT OF A FORMAL LETTER
⮚ Sender’s address
⮚ Date
⮚ Receiver’s address
⮚ Subject
⮚ Salutation (greetings ____)
⮚ Body of the letter (details – 3 paragraphs)
⮚ Complimentary note
⮚ Sender’s name
HOW DO THEY LOOK ?
INFORMAL FORMAL
Sender’s Address
Sender’s Address
Date
Date
Receiver’s Address
Salutations
Subject :
Salutations
Body of the letter
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Signature Signature
Name
Some Key Features of Formal and Informal letters
How to write Formal Letters?
Sender’s Address
No. 542
4th Block, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Rajaji Nagar
Bengaluru
Types of Formal Letters
Letter to editor
Letter to the Government agencies
Letter to the heads of school/college/institutes
Placing orders
Letters of enquiry
Application for job
Leave Application
Date
26 June 2023
Receiver’s Address
Salutations
Dear sir/madam
Respected sir/madam
Honoured sir/madam
Revered sir/madam
Body of the letter
Introduction
Details
Summary
Subscription