Formal Letter - Friday 9/20

What is the purpose of the salutation/ greeting in a formal letter?

• To greet the recipient and establish a respectful tone.

• To share irrelevant information

• To request a favor

• To provide personal anecdotes

Describe the components (parts) that should be included in a formal letter.

• Sender's name, Recipient's name, Subject line, Body content, Closing, Signature

• Recipient's address, Date, Salutation (Greeting), Body content, Closing, Signature

• Sender's address, Date, Recipient's address, Salutation (Gretting), Body content, Closing, Signature

• Sender's address, Date, Recipient's name, Salutation (Greeting), Body content, Signature

How should a formal letter be closed? (What should the closing on a formal letter be?)

• Best wishes

• Yours sincerely

• Love

• Yours affectionately

Provide examples of situations where formal letters are commonly written.

• Job applications, complaints to companies, requests for information, resignation letters, letters of recommendation

• Letter to your mother

• Thank you letter to an uncle

• Letter to invite a friend to a family event

What tone should be maintained in a formal letter?

• Casual, informal, and slangy

• Humorous, sarcastic, and irreverent

• Professional, respectful, and courteous

• Rude, aggressive, and dismissive

Why is it important to use a formal tone in a formal letter?

• It confuses the recipient and makes the message unclear.

• It shows informality and lack of respect.

• It adds humor and light-heartedness to the message.

• It conveys professionalism, respect, and seriousness.

It normally begins with the word "Dear" and always includes the person's last name.

• The Heading

• The Inside Address

• The Greeting

• The Complimentary Close

This short, polite closing ends with a comma.

• The Heading

• Signature

• The Body

• The Closing

the space at the beginning of each new paragraph

• intake

• incident

• instance

• indent

where you say goodbye in a letter

• opening

• closing

• salute

• salutation