Formal Letters
To whom are business/formal letters written to
business clients, employees, stakeholders,etc.
NOT friends and relatives
It goes in the first line of the heading
The writer's street address
What the main part of the letter is called
"the body"
Provide a 2 closing statements for a formal letter...
Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Regards, Yours truly, and Yours sincerely
The punctuation at the end of the salutation
What is a colon?
It goes in the second line of the heading
The city/state/District
The punctuation at the end of the closing
a comma
It goes under the heading in a business letter
The inside address
It goes in the third line of the heading
The DATE
What is the salutation?What the "Dear so-and-so" part is called
the "Dear so-and-so" part/ a statement written at the beginning of a letter showing who the letter addresses.
It goes between the closing and the typed or printed name of the letter writer
the signature
What is the inside address?
The person or company to who the letter is written and the address to go with it
It’s the month before the day, with a comma between the year and the day: May 12, 2022.
The two different punctuations found at the end of the salutation
What is a comma(,) in a friendly letter and a colon (:) in a business letter?
Is the following an appropriate closing to a formal letter:
Hugs,
What is found in the inside address
The name of the person and/or company to whom the letter is written along with the complete address
If you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to, you can use______________.
‘Dear Sir/Madam’
What is found in the four lines of the inside address
What is 1.the name of the person to whom the letter is written 2.the name of the company or organization 3. the street address 4. the city, state, and zip code- town/district
You should leave four spaces before your typed name so you can sign the letter if you're sending it by mail.
Yes