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Tenth English
Letter Writing
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It goes without saying that letter writing is an art. A letter clearly reflects the
personality of an individual. So a letter should be clear, informative and well
organized.
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Letter writing, under guided composition or creative writing carries 10 marks.
Keeping in view of the bulky weightage of marks, we should be careful about

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practising this item with keen observation.

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Broadly speaking, letters may be classified into two groups:

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i) Formal Letters, and
ii) Personal Letters

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Official and Business ie, letters to Editors of Newspapers, etc., come under
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formal letters. They are written with a practical purpose and should be courteous. n
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Personal letters are those which we write to our friends and relatives. They are
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sitting in front of us.
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written in a conventional style. We feel that the person to whom we are writing is

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Forms of a Letter

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Heading: It consists of (i) writer's address, and (ii) the date at the right hand

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corner of the letter – the address above and the date just below it.

we.g.: 10 Highway Road

Bhagatsingh Chowk
Boath – 504304
31st December 2014

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★ Note that in the modern method, no punctuation marks (Commas and
full-stops) are used.
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Inside Address: In formal letters, the full title and address of the person to whom

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you are writing should be written on the left hand side of the sheet just above the

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station. However, in a personal letter, the inside address is never used if you write
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to a friend very often.

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Greeting or Salutation: Put the salutation on the left hand side of the sheet at a

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lower level than the heading. The form of the courteous greeting depends on your
relationship with the receiver.
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e.g.: When you are writing to the members of your family or friends
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Use: Dear father / mother / uncle / friend etc.,
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★ When you are writing to persons in official or business positions

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Use: Dear Mr. Rao / Dear Mrs. Murthy etc.,
★ When you are writing to companies, business houses.

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Use: Dear Sir(s) / Gentlemen etc.,
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★ When you are writing to officials
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Use: Sir / Dear Sir / Madam etc.,
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Body: This is, ofcourse, the letter itself! It consists of an introduction, message
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with details and concluding remarks. Begin the body a little below the salutation.

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Subscription: It is the complimentary close an expression corresponding in

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formality with the salutation, written to the rightside of the sheet. The words of

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leave - taking are depended on the person to whom you are writing. See the
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examples...

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★ The common forms with relatives are: Your affectionate son / daughter /

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nephew etc.,
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i) Personal → Yours affectionately / lovingly etc.,
★ With acquaintances (°æJ-îª-ߪ’-Ææ’h-©ûÓ) → Yours sincerely etc.,
★ With close friends → Yours affectionately.
ii) Formal → Yours faithfully, truly etc.,

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6. Signature: Put your (hand written) signature just below the closing.
7. Subscription: It is the address on the envelope to whom the letter is written,
thus:
Personal Official

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Sri Kartheek
# 3-10-420/5
The correspondent
Pragathi High School
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Vivekanandanagar Boath
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Nizamabad - 503001
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Adilabad - 504001

Formal Letters
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Formal Letters
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ZP Secondary School
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The District Educational Officer

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Old Bus Stand Road

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was conducted at the Convent School recently.
I feel compelled to complain about the poor arrangements made for the
event. The rooms in which the programme was held were neither spacious nor well
furnished for the participants and visitors to move or freely sit. Consequently, many
of the participants had to stand the whole day exhibiting and explaining the items.

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As illuck would have it, the exhibition started too late. I must also explain about the
lack of facilities such as refreshment, drinking water and toilet at the venue provided
for us. No one was bothered about the accommodation of the participants nor was
there anybody to listen to our grievances.
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May I hope you would be pleased to provide better facilities at the venue
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and take care of the participants in future?
Thank you.
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(Harshini)

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Address on the envelope .............

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Now let's see how to write personal / private letters. As we have already n
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discussed, in personal letters we feel free to express our feelings. We should write the
letter as if we are talking in person and the person is sitting in front of us!

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Here are the hints and the information based on which the letter has to be written.
Illustration:
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Suppose you are going on an excursion (field trip) to Ramoji Film City from your

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school with your friends. You need Rs.4000/- for the trip. Write a letter to your father
asking him to send the amount.

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Apurva School
Heading → Priyadarsi Nagar
Karimnagar
31st December 2014
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Dear Father → Salutation
I am fine here and I hope you are all safe. I am getting on well with my studies.
I got good marks as I had expected in the Quarterly Examinations.

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We, the students of Class X have planned to visit Ramoji Film City as part of our

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field trip next week. All of my friends are going and I wish to join them in the trip
since this is the final year of my school.

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I need Rs.4,000/- to pay the charges for the trip and my pocket money. I shall be
glad if you can permit me to go for the excursion and arrange the said amount. I can

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draw it through my ATM. Convey my regards to all at home and respect to mother.
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Subscription →
Signature →
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Yours lovingly

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Address on the envelope
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(to be written in full).
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Exercise:

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Imagine that you witnessed an accident. How would you write it to your

ANSWER
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30-12-2014
My dear Koushil
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How do you do? I've been preparing well for the forth coming exams.

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In this letter, I would like to write to you about a ghastly accident which I
witnessed yesterday. At about 4:40 pm I was returning home from school. Then it

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occurred all of a sudden! A heavy truck came from behind us at a great speed and
collided against an auto rickshaw. The drunken truck driver drove his vehicle
occupying most of the road. The auto overturned and was thrown away at a distance.
The auto driver fell unconscious with injuries all over his body. What a pity! The truck
driver gave a slip and disappeared from the scene.

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A huge crowd gathered there and someone rang to 108 which come
instantaneously. The injured was taken to the hospital. The police arrived and started
the enquiry. It is really an unforgettable incident. I can't forget that dreadful scene till
today.
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Do drop a letter soon.
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(Address on the envelope)

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a t Writer: D. Narayana

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