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Informal Letter - Informal Letter/personal Letter/addressed To Friends, Relatives or Family - Do Not Write A Subject in Informal Letter

The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal letters. It discusses the layout and content of informal/personal letters which do not require a subject or salutations like "sir/madam". For informal letters, the sender's address and date are followed by greeting the recipient, writing the introductory and body paragraphs, and ending with a closing such as "lovingly/affectionately". Formal letters require elements like the subject heading, introduction, body, conclusion, thanking, complimentary close, signature, and possible postscript and copy distribution. Official letters are also discussed as those written to authorities. Sample questions are provided on writing different types of letters.

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Informal Letter - Informal Letter/personal Letter/addressed To Friends, Relatives or Family - Do Not Write A Subject in Informal Letter

The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal letters. It discusses the layout and content of informal/personal letters which do not require a subject or salutations like "sir/madam". For informal letters, the sender's address and date are followed by greeting the recipient, writing the introductory and body paragraphs, and ending with a closing such as "lovingly/affectionately". Formal letters require elements like the subject heading, introduction, body, conclusion, thanking, complimentary close, signature, and possible postscript and copy distribution. Official letters are also discussed as those written to authorities. Sample questions are provided on writing different types of letters.

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Letter Writing

----formal letter
----informal letter

----informal letter/personal letter/addressed to friends, relatives or family


---do not write a subject in informal letter
---strictly avoid salutation sir/madam
Strictly avoid yours truly /sincerely/faithfully/respectfully

Lay-out of Informal/PERSONAL letter

Sender’s address(locality)
Sender’s address(city)

24 January 2022 / January 24, 2022

Dear abc,

I am .……………………………… Introductory……2-4 . ……………


…………
………………………………………………………………………………………
……………..

II nd para
My college is organising ……………….. Details ………… ……… ……
………… …………………………………………… ………………… ………
………………………………………………………………………………………
…
II ++Activities Suggestions plans
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
………….

Last /concluding para… ……………2-3…… ………………


…………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………

Yours lovingly/ affectionately /your loving son/daughter


name

Q1 you are Garima/ Ansh and live in Delhi. A Few days back , you visited
your friend who lives in a village. Write a letter to your friend, describing
the problems of city life.

Q2 : Write an informal letter to your father informing him about your


experience of the online classes, how it was disturbed by the infringe-
elements, and how deterrent it has been for you.

Formal letters :

Sender’s address locality


Sender’s address city

Date

Receiver’s name/designation
Address
Address

Salutation, (Sir/Madam,)

Subject: heading………………………………………..Phrases)
Ist para introduction…………3-4 lines………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………..
Body
IInd para…………………………………………..details……………
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………..main content
II+ para activities
II+++ suggestions

IIIrd para…... concluding para……………2-3 lines… ………………


…………….……………………… ……………………… …………………
…………………………………

Thanking you
Complimentary close (yours sincerely/faithfully/respectfully/truly)
Signature
(Name all capital)
Designation

P.S. (Postscript):

Enclosures: (list of documents attached along with the letter)


1.
2.
3.

C.C. (carbon copy/copy distribution):


1. Name, designation
2.
3.
[Dear Sir/Madam……………………yours truly/ yours sincerely]
[Sir/Madam………………………….yours faithfully/ yours respectfully/
yours obediently]

*****************************

Official letters : (letter to the principal, letter to the Editor, letter to the
Health Officer, letter to the bank manager, etc.)

Business letters (are meant to facilitate business activities) placing order/


cancelling order/ complaint, Enquiry letter, sales letter, finance related

Q2. write a letter to the Editor demanding the judiciary to intervene and ban
all those political parties that have been offering freebies for their vote
bank. (only for practice)

Q3 . you have just heard a motivational speech by Denzel Washington and


wish to have a similar program in your college. Write a letter to the principal
of your college requesting for a similar program in your college. Brief
outline of the program planned is to be added Or

write a letter to your younger brother and sister giving a detailed outline of
the motivational program you have attended, inspiration you got,
suggestions etc. (word limit 600-800)
15 marks

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