Types
This letter is used to share concerns or issues.
What is the letter of complaint?
The formal letter uses this format.
What is the blocked format?
Do not do this to addresses, names and other words.
What is abbreviate?
The first paragraph of a letter is called this.
What is the introductory paragraph?
This letter is written to ask for something.
What is the letter of request?
This is the first thing written at the top of the formal letter.
What is the sender's address?
This punctuation mark should never be used in the salutation of the British formal letter.
What is the colon?
A recap of the letter's purpose is written here.
This letter is written to express your regret.
What is the letter of apology?
This part of the letter acknowledges the person to whom the letter is written.
What is the salutation/greeting?
These should never be used in the formal letter (e.g. I'm, can't, wouldn't)
What are contractions?
The purpose of the letter should be included in this paragraph.
What is the first paragraph?
This letter is written to apply for a job.
What is the cover/application letter?
This part of the letter includes the information about the person receiving the letter.
What is the receiver's address?
This should not appear after the receiver's address.
What is the sender's address/date?
The main information of the letter should be included here.
What is the middle paragraph(s)?
This letter is sent to a newspaper to share personal views on a social matter.
What is the letter to the editor?
This part of the letter should be written using the British format and without the use of superscripts.
What is the date?
This should always be the last thing written on a letter.
What is the name of the sender?
A call for action could be included in this paragraph.
What is the closing paragraph?