Answer: STYLE: Personal or friendly letter

TYPE: Thank-you letter

A. Mrs. Clowater is sending a letter to her son's teacher explaining why he was absent from school two days.

B. Brian is writing to the Ottawa School of Computer Technicians to ask for a course calendar.

C. Mr. Hicks is writing to his business associates to invite them to the grand opening of his new business.

D. Barb cannot attend a good friend's wedding. She includes a letter with the reply card, sending her regrets.

E. I read in the paper today that Cheryl's mother died this week. I wrote a letter to Cheryl to tell her how sorry I am.

F. Shirley wrote to Playkind Co. to complain about the toy she gave her daughter on her birthday. The toy lasted two days and then stopped working.

G. George is sending a letter to the Moncton Herald to complain about dogs in his neighbourhood running loose.

H. Pat saw an employment notice in the newspaper yesterday. She is writing to the company about the job.

3. What are the three main letter formats? Make a diagram to illustrate your answers.

4. Imagine you have just moved into an apartment. In your new apartment, there are several repairs you wish to have done. The superintendent promi­sed these same repairs would be done before you moved in. Write a business letter in to the superintendent, telling him or her what needs to be done.

5. Name the letter format.

6. A. What are the main parts of a business letter?

B. What are the main differences between business letters and the other style of letter?

7. Write a business letter of any type. Use at least four of the optional parts of a letter in it.

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