LETTER WRITING

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Letter writing is the exchange of
written or printed messages.
Letter is such a written message
that we sent to persons who are
far away from us and we want to
convey our message to them in a
clear manner.
In all kinds of letters there are points

The Heading
 The Salutation (greeting)
 The Body
The Closing
The Signature
 THE HEADING
 The heading can include the writer’s address
and the date. This informs the reader where
you wrote the letter, and when. The where,
(which should be the writer’s full postal
address) gives the address to which the
reader may reply; and the when is for
reference, as it gives him the date on which
the letter is written.
 THE HEADING
 The position of the heading
is the top right-hand corner
of the first page-the address
above and the date just
below it. The heading and the
508 Bluebird Street
date may alternatively go on Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
the left.

Heading
THE SALUTATION(Greeting)
 Dear_________. The blank is for the name of the person
you are writing. After you write the person's name you
put a comma ( , ) .
 The form of greetings will depend upon the relation in
which you stand to the person to whom you are writing.
 For Example:
 To members of your family; it will be-
Dear Father, My dear Mother, Dear Uncle, Dear Brother,
Dear Harry, etc…
 To Friends; Dear Friend, Dear Hammad, etc…
THE SALUTATION(Greeting)
The position of the
Salutation is at the left-
508 Bluebird Street

hand of the first page at Clarksville, Ohio

January 5, 2004

a lower level than the Dear Kabeer,

Heading.

Greeting
 The Body
The body (The
Communication or
Message) of the letter 508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004

is the information you Dear Kabeer,

are writing in your I hope you will be able to come and

visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
letter. call your mom later this week to make all
arrangements. Be sure to bring your
swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
an afternoon trip to the lake.

Body
 THE CLOSING
 The Closing/ the Subscription/Courteous
Leave-taking: A letter must not end
abruptly, simply with the writer’s name.
this would look rude. So certain forms of
polite leave- taking are prescribed. Such
as:
Yours sincerely, Your sincere friend,
Yours faithfully, Your friend, Love, Very
truly yours, etc…
 In the closing the first word is capitalized
and you put a comma after the last word.
 THE CLOSING
 The closing must be
written below the last
words of the letter, 508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
and to the right side of January 5, 2004

the page. This is the Dear Kabeer,

traditional method. I hope you will be able to come and

visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
Note that today there call your mom later this week to make all
arrangements. Be sure to bring your
is a growing tendency swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
an afternoon trip to the lake.

to place the closing Your friend,

on the left side.

Closing
 THE SIGNATURE
 This is the name of
the writer. It goes 508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio

under the closing. January 5, 2004

Dear Kabeer,

Signature I hope you will be able to come and

visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
call your mom later this week to make all
arrangements. Be sure to bring your
swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
an afternoon trip to the lake.

Your friend,
Ameer
THE END