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LETTER WRITING
What is a letter?
1] One of the most
indispensible • Two types of letters
activities of modern
society. • 1] FORMAL
2]Trade ,official • 2] INFORMAL
correspondence,
public
representation and
complaints are
carried out through
letters.
 INFORMAL LETTERS

• Letter to parents, siblings, friends,

neighbours, classmates
 FORMAL LETTER
• Business letters
• Letters to the Principal/School letters
• Official letters
• Letters to the editor
• Letter of inquiry
• Letters of application
• Letters placing orders
• Letters of complaint
 INFORMAL LETTER

• Friendly and casual.

• Format
⮚ Address of the sender
⮚ Date
⮚ Salutation
⮚ Dear + name
⮚ Main body of the letter
o Casual queries about well being and state of affairs
o Main content
o Conclusion
⮚ Signature /sender’s name
FORMAL LETTER
• Sender’s address
• Date
• Receiver’s address
• Subject of the letter-The main purpose of the letter
• Salutation – Sir/Madam
• Body of the letter
o Paragraph 1-Introduction
o Paragraph 2-Details of the matter
o Paragraph -3-conclusion
• 7]Complimentary close
o Thanking you
o Yours truly/faithfully/sincerely/obediently
o Signature
o Name
o Designation(Wherever applicable)
OFFICIAL LETTERS
• Letters to the Principal/head of any
institution
• Letters to government officials –
Tahsildar, Village Officer, Municipal
commissioner, Police Commissioner/
Superintendent , District Magistrate etc.
for redresal of personal/public issues.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
• Letters highlighting current affairs and
calling the attention of the public to
o Problems of the public describing the
nature of the problems, and suggesting
solutions
o Achievements and meritorious
work/gestures, appreciating them and
calling for emulating.
 LETTERS OF APPLICATION

• Application for job