STEPS IN WRITTING 2024/2025 WAEC/NECO LETTER WRITTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Rules for Writing Formal Letters in English please take note of these. ==>Important Parts of a Letter When laying out a formal letter you need to focus on 6 areas: *.Your address. *.The recipient’s address (who you’re sending the letter to). *.The date. *.The salutation. *.The closing. *.Your signature/name. ==>In English there are a number of conventions that should be used when writing a formal or business letter. Furthermore, you try to write as simply and as clearly as possible, and not to make the letter longer than necessary. Remember not to use informal language like contractions. ==>Addresses: 1) Your Address The return address should be written in the top right-hand corner of the letter. 2) The Address of the person you are writing to The inside address should be written on the left, starting below your address. ==>Date: Different people put the date on different sides of the page. You can write this on the right or the left on the line after the address you are writing to. Write the month as a word. Salutation or greeting: ==>1) Dear Sir or Madam, If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name. 2) Dear Mr Jenkins, If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms,which is for married and single women. ==>Ending a letter: 1) Yours faithfully If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way. 2) Yours sincerely If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way. ==>3) Your signature Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets after your name. ==>CONTENT OF A FORMAL LETTER ==>First paragraph: The first paragraph should be short and statethe purpose of the letter- to make an enquiry,complain, request something, etc. The paragraph or paragraphs in the middle of the letter should contain the relevant information behind the writing of the letter. Most letters in English are not very long, so keep the information to the essentials and concentrate on organising it in a clear and logical manner rather than expanding too much. ==>Last Paragraph The last paragraph of a formal letter should state what action you expect the recipient to take- to refund, send you information, etc. ==>ABBREVIATIONS USED IN LETT WRITING ==>The following abbreviations are widely used in letters: asap= as soon as possible cc= carbon copy (when you send a copy of a letter to more than one person, you use thisabbreviation to let them know) enc.= enclosure (when you include other papers with your letter) pp= per procurationem (A Latin phrase meaning that you are signing the letter on somebody else’s behalf; if they are not there to sign it themselves, etc) ps= postscript (when you want to add something after you’ve finished and signed it) pto(informal)= please turn over (to make sure that the other person knows the letter continues on the other side of the page) RSVP= please replyCategories: NECO SSCE Syllabus Questions
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