how to write an informal letter

1. Informal or friendly letters
They have five parts:

2. • 1. The Heading: The heading can include
your address and the date. In casual,
friendly letters your address is not
necessary.
• 2. The Salutation (greeting): The
greeting always ends with a comma. The
greeting may be formal, beginning with
the word “dear” and using the person’s
given name or relationship, or it may be
informal if appropriate e.g. Dear Uncle,
Hi Joe,

3. • 3. The Body: The body of the letter is the
information you are writing in your letter. It
includes the message you want to write.
Normally in a friendly letter, the beginning of
paragraphs is indented*. It usually includes
an introduction where we greet the person
and state the reason we are writing; the main
body we develop the subject and the
conclusion or signalling the end where we use
suitable remarks (invite, send greeting, etc)
or indicate that the letter is going to finish.
• * to start a line of writing towards the middle
of the page than other lines.

4. • 4. The Closing: This short expression
is always a few words on a single line. In
the closing the first word is capitalized
and you put a comma after the last
word.
• 5 The Signature line. This is your
name. It goes under the closing

7. EXAMPLES OF OPENINGS, SIGNALLING
THE END AND LETTER CLOSINGS

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THE EXERCISES