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11 Formal Letters

Formal letters are business letters, official letters, job applications and letters written
to editors of newspapers.
Let us study the format of a formal letter.

23/54, Kanhai Marg sender’s sender’s address
Vasundhara

17 August 2018 date
The Editor
Indian Express
New Delhi—110001

Sir salutation
body
Subject: Potholes on roads

I write on behalf of all the residents of Vasundhara that all the roads of our area are
poorly maintained. The roads are full of potholes and at many stretches, hawkers have
encroached the roads, posing a danger to the riders and drivers. The pavements along
these roads are being used as garbage dumps and pose a health hazard to the residents.
There have been a few fatal accidents in the area because of the poor maintenance of
the roads.
I hope that this letter awakens the sleeping municipality and the Public Works
Department.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully complimentary close

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Now, write formal letters on these topics.

1. You have come to realise that a slaughter house is going to be opened in your
part of the town. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your
reservations about it.

2. Your heart breaks when you find a number of children begging on the city roads
and public places. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing
your views on the beggar problem. Give your suggestions too.
3. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper telling him/her what you think
about global warming, its effects and what people should do to prevent it from
getting worse.
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