This document discusses transactional writing and provides examples of formal and informal letters. Transactional writing has a practical purpose of communication as opposed to creative writing. It includes letters, reports, diaries, dialogues and meeting minutes, each with their own format and rules. An informal friendly letter is conversational in tone and can use contractions, while a formal letter follows specific conventions like addressing the recipient on the left margin, underlining the subject heading, and ending with "Yours faithfully". Examples of each letter type are also provided to illustrate their distinguishing features and structure.

1. TRANSACTION
AL WRITING
17 MAY 2023

2. THE LEARNERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF TRANSACTIONAL WRITING.
LIST AND EXPLAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF LETTERS IN TRANSACTIONAL WRITING.
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A FORMAL AND AN INFORMAL LETTER.
WRITE A FORMAL AND AN INFORMAL LETTER.

3. Transactional writing- has a practical,
communicative purpose as opposed to
writing that is purely creative.
It includes Letters, reports, diary entries,
dialogues, reviews and minutes of
meetings. Each of these has its own
format and follows a specific set of rules.

4. FRIENDLY/INFORMAL LETTER
• it provides you with a vehicle to inform, invite,
congratulate or offer condolences. The tone is friendly,
conversational, informal and above all sincere.
• You can use contractions e.g I’m and we’re.

5. FEATURES OF AN INFORMAL LETTER
 No punctuation is used for the address
 The address of the recipient is not written.
 Leave a line below the address.
 The salutation is written on the line immediately below the date next to the margin.
 Write the introductory paragraph.

6. CONTINUATION…
 Leave a line then write the body of the letter which
states the reason in detail. Aa least two paragraphs.
 The conclusion is usually short and rounds of the letter.

7. EXAMPLE OF AN INFORMAL LETTER
P O BOX 42467
Maubane
0412
10 February 2023
XXXXXX
Dear Goitsemang/Friend/Grandmother (Salutation)
XXXXXX
Introduction- It’s short and states the reason of the letter.
XXXXXX
Body of the letter- expands the reason of the letter. Consists of at least two paragraphs.
XXXXXX
Conclusion – it is usually short and round of the letter.
XXXXXX
Ending-
Your daughter/friend/granddaughter (Depending on your relationship with the recipient)
Innocent

8. THE FORMAL LETTER
 The sender’s address and date are written in the middle on the right-hand side of the
page
 Leave a line between the first and second address.
 Write the name of the recipient against the left margin before writing their address.
 Do not use punctuations for the address.

9. CONTINUATION…
 Leave a line again between the two.
 If you do not know the person you are writing to use ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’
 you then write an underlined subject heading under the salutation if it is not written in capital
letters.
 after leaving a line you then write the introductory paragraph which extends the reason of the
letter written on the subject heading.

10. CONTINUATION…
 Now we come to the end of the letter.
 With a formal letter yours faithfully is the most used ending.

11. LET’S RECAP!!

12. EXPLAIN TRANSACTIONAL WRITING.
•REMEMBER THE QUOTE!!