
- •Commercial correspondence
- •1. The Heading
- •2. The Date
- •3. The Inside Address
- •4. The Salutation (Greeting)
- •5. The Subject Line
- •6. The opening paragraph
- •7. The Body of the Letter
- •8. The Closing paragraph
- •9. The Complimentary Close
- •10. The Signature
- •11. Enclosures and postscripts
- •12. The Envelope
- •Victoria Street,
- •I. Set out the following headings, greetings, dates and complimentary closes correctly, putting in the necessary punctuation:
- •II. Write the following letters:
- •III. Answer the following:
I. Set out the following headings, greetings, dates and complimentary closes correctly, putting in the necessary punctuation:
1. Messrs. Sutton & Carter Ltd.,
260 South India Street,
Liverpool
Dear Sirs,
13th July, 20….
Yours respectfully,
AC/HP/C
British Woollen Company Ltd., 2 Brown Street,
Glasgow, C
Your order of September 5, 20….
2. We are, Sir,
Yours faithfully,
August 5, 20….
William B.Brown, Managing Director,
Messrs. Jones & Company,
5 Green Street,
Brownside,
Queensland,
Australia.
SF/SM
Dear Sir,
Re Typewriting paper
Parkinson paper Co., Ltd.,
Maidstone, Kent.
3. Our Ref.:E.H./W.F.
Your Ref.: J.S./T.W./C
Sharman & Gibbs, Chemists,
High St., Pinner, Middx.
June 21 st, 20….
Display material
Dear Sirs,
Yours truly,
Quality Cosmetics Ltd.,
Victoria St., London, E.C.
Attn.: John Smith, Sales Manager.
II. Write the following letters:
1. To a firm of stationers ordering 500 sheets of writing paper (give size and quality) and 500 envelopes.
2. A reply from a firm of stationers.
III. Answer the following:
1. In what sort of English ought a business letter to be written?
2. What are three C’s for business letters?
3. What do the following abbreviations stand for: Ltd.,Ref.,No.,c/o, per pro ?
4. What is the difference between Yours faithfully and Yours sincerely ?