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Does your formal letter include... Does your formal letter include...
the sender's address? the sender's address?
the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont know the recipient the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont know the recipient
or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (surname) If you know the recipient? or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (surname) If you know the recipient?
an introduction? an introduction?
formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing to inform you' formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing to inform you'
or 'I would like to express'? or 'I would like to express'?
a conclusion saying what needs to happen next? a conclusion saying what needs to happen next?
'yours faithfully' if you don't know the recipient or 'Yours 'yours faithfully' if you don't know the recipient or 'Yours
sincerely' if you do know the recipient when you have sincerely' if you do know the recipient when you have
finished the letter? finished the letter?
the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont know the the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont know the
recipient or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (surname) If you know recipient or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (surname) If you know
the recipient? the recipient?
an introduction? an introduction?
formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing to formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing to
inform you' or 'I would like to express'? inform you' or 'I would like to express'?
a conclusion saying what needs to happen next? a conclusion saying what needs to happen next?
'yours faithfully' if you don't know the recipient or 'yours faithfully' if you don't know the recipient or
'Yours sincerely' if you do know the recipient when 'Yours sincerely' if you do know the recipient when
you have finished the letter? you have finished the letter?
the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont the greeting 'Dear Sir/Madam' if you dont
know the recipient or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss know the recipient or 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss
(surname) If you know the recipient? (surname) If you know the recipient?
an introduction? an introduction?
formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing formal sentence starters such as 'I am writing
to inform you' or 'I would like to express'? to inform you' or 'I would like to express'?
a conclusion saying what needs to happen a conclusion saying what needs to happen
next? next?
'yours faithfully' if you don't know the 'yours faithfully' if you don't know the
recipient or 'Yours sincerely' if you do know the recipient or 'Yours sincerely' if you do know the
recipient when you have finished the letter? recipient when you have finished the letter?