Formal Letters | Semi-Formal Letters | Informal Letters
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Purpose: |Purpose: | Purpose:
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Style: | Style: | Style:
- Very polite | - Polite | - More casual
- Formal tone | - Less formal tone | - Conversational tone
Format: | Format: | Format:
- Strict format | - Flexible format | - No set format
- Specific | - Specific components | - No specific components
components | |
Salutation: | Salutation: | Salutation:
- Use Mr./Ms./Dr. | - Use Mr./Mrs. | - Use first name
| | - May not use salutation
Ending: | Ending: | Ending:
- Formal closing | - Semi-formal closing| - Casual closing
- Sincerely | - Yours sincerely | - Best wishes
Examples: | Examples: | Examples:
- Letters to - Letters to - Letters to friends & family
government colleagues members
officials - Letters to - Letters to pen pals
- Job application teachers - Thank you notes
letters - Letters to - Invitation letters
supervisors - Personal letters
With the help of a table,write the difference between formal letters,semi formal letters and informal letters
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