You are asked to tell an audience how to write a formal thank you letter. What kind of punctuation do you tell listeners to include after their salutation?

Question

a period
a period

a comma
a comma

a semicolon
a semicolon

a colon

Answer 1

In a formal thank you letter, you should instruct your listeners to include a comma after the salutation. For example: "Dear [Name]," would be the correct format.