To Whom it May Concern: Punctuation for Business Letters.
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Transcript of To Whom it May Concern: Punctuation for Business Letters.
To Whom it
May Concern:
Punctuation for Business Letters
What are the parts of a business letter?
,
,
Take a closer look at the heading and inside address:
,
,
A comma (,) is used to separate the name of a city and state.
A comma (,) is also used to separate the date and the year.
Take a closer look at the heading and inside address:
,
,
Notice that an abbreviation is used for the name of a state.
ALABAMA AL ALASKA AK ARIZONA AZ ARKANSAS AR CALIFORNIA CA COLORADO CO CONNECTICUT CT DELAWARE DE FLORIDA FL GEORGIA GA HAWAII HI IDAHO ID ILLINOIS IL INDIANA IN IOWA IA KANSAS KS KENTUCKY KY LOUISIANA LA MAINE ME MARYLAND MD MASSACHUSETTS MAMICHIGAN MI MINNESOTA MN MISSISSIPPI MS MISSOURI MO
MONTANA MT NEBRASKA NE NEVADA NV NEW HAMPSHIRE NH NEW JERSEY NJ NEW MEXICO NM NEW YORK NY NORTH CAROLINA NC NORTH DAKOTA ND OHIO OH OKLAHOMA OK OREGON OR PENNSYLVANIA PA RHODE ISLAND RI SOUTH CAROLINA SC SOUTH DAKOTA SD TENNESSEE TN TEXAS TX UTAH UT VERMONT VT VIRGINIA VA WASHINGTON WA WEST VIRGINIA WV WISCONSIN WI WYOMING WY
Which heading is written correctly?A. Sammy’s Sweet Shop
12564 Shadows LaneBaton Rouge LA 70808
March 16, 2010
B. Sammy’s Sweet Shop12564 Shadows LaneBaton Rouge, LA 70808
March 16, 2010
C. Sammy’s Sweet Shop12564 Shadows LaneBaton Rouge, LA 70808
March 16 2010 Click here to see the correct answer.
The GreetingLetters that are written for business purposes are more formal than friendly letters. A colon (:) is used after the greeting in a business letter. A more formal greeting often includes titles: Mr., Ms., Sir, Madam, or To Whom it May Concern.
The Closing
A comma (,) is used after the closing in a letter.
Oops! This letter to the mayor has several mistakes! Please edit it
before it is mailed!Cohn Elementary School805 North 14th StreetPort Allen, LA 70767
March 12 2010
Town of Port Allen375 Court StreetPort Allen LO 70767
Hey BuddyWe are having a very special reward ceremony at our school on Friday, April 13 2010 at 10:00 am. We would be honored if you could join us to help congratulate our students for their hard work. Please call the office to let us know if you will be able to attend.
Sincerely
Cohn Elementary School Faculty
Click here to see the corrections.
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::LALA
Dear Mr. MayorDear Mr. Mayor
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