What are the different types of letters?
Types of Letters
- Formal Letter: These letters follow a certain pattern and formality.
- Informal Letter: These are personal letters.
- Business Letter: This letter is written among business correspondents, generally contains commercial information such as quotations, orders, complaints, claims, letters for collections etc.
Is an optional part of business letters?
The parts of a business letter can be divided into two parts- The Obligatory/Compulsory/Basic Parts and the Optional Parts. Any formal letter is incomplete without the obligatory parts. The optional parts are included in a letter depending on the relevance and contents of the letter.
What is a modified block style letter?
A modified block style letter is a common format used when writing a business letter. It varies slightly from a block style letter with the major difference being the placement of the return address, date, and complimentary closing.
How do you format block letters?
When writing a letter using block form, no lines are indented. Include your name, address, and phone number where you can be contacted, as well as the date. You then include the name and address of the person you are sending the letter to. With new paragraphs, just skip a line instead of indenting.
What do block letters look like?
In block format, the entire text is left aligned and single spaced. The exception to the single spacing is a double space between paragraphs (instead of indents for paragraphs). An example block style letter is shown below and can be linked to in our eBook, The AMA Handbook of Business Writing, page 455.
What are the parts of a letter and its meaning?
Commonly, simple letters contain five main parts. Which are the Heading, the Greeting, the Body, the Complimentary Close and the Signature Line. This part of the letter can be located at the topmost or middle part of the page, this includes important information such as the address date.
How do you write a letter in a modified block format?
In a modified block business letter, the heading, complimentary close, the signature, and identification are aligned to the right. Address, salutation, the body, and enclosures are aligned to the left. First sentences of paragraphs are indented.