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Letter Writing: Formal & Informal Letters

March 10, 2022

LETTER WRITING

We often write letters to our friends and relatives. We also write letters for various official purposes. A Letter is a handwritten, typed or printed conversation or communication between two persons. It is sent or transferred by post or courier, in an envelope. Letters are known as an important and systematic mode of effective communication. Writing a letter is absolutely a skillful and useful task. We should systematically prepare the art and technique of writing different kinds of letters.

TYPES OF LETTERS

Generally, there are two types of Letters, Informal Letters and Formal Letters. These types are based on their etiquette, contents & writing purposes etc.

Formal Letter_1

Write a letter to the Mayor of your city seeking a solution to the problem of waterlogging in your area.

Informal Letter_1

Write a letter inviting your friend to your Birthday party.

Formal Letter_2

Write a letter to the editor of an English daily, making a plea to the common people to switch over to solar energy to conserve electricity and limit electricity bills.

Informal Letter_2

Write a letter to a friend regarding a speedy recovery from injury.

Formal Letter_3

Write a letter of request to the Registrar, SPPU, Pune for the Prospectus of M.Sc. Chemistry.

Informal Letter_3

Write a letter to congratulate your friend on his/her grand success in the Board Exams.

Formal Letter_4

Write a Letter to your Principal seeking permission to attend a family function.

Informal Letter_4

Write a letter apologizing to your friend for your mistake.

Formal Letter_5

Write a letter to the Sales Unit, Western Book Depot, Hyderabad to enquire about various books on English grammar.

Informal Letter_5

Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her for spending a vacation together.

Formal Letter_6

Write a letter to the Principal of the local college, regarding the permission to play a friendly match against the college team.

Vinay Verma
St. Joseph College,
Varanasi, UP
Date- 10th March, 2022
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To,
The Principal,
G.I.C. Ram Nagar,
Varanasi.
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Sub- Permission to play a friendly match
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Respected Sir/Madam,

I am Vinay Verma, the captain of the Hockey Team of Saint Joseph College, Varanasi, writing to let you know that our team wants to play a friendly match against your college team.

This match will be played on our playground on 20th March, 2022, Sunday at 4:00p.m. It’s holiday, so there would not be any question of disturbing the classes. I humbly request you to grant us permission for playing this match. We shall be highly grateful to you for your kind consideration of our request and encouragement.
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Thanking you and waiting to hear from you soon.
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Yours Obediently,

Vinay Verma

(Captain, Hockey Team)

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