Formal letter

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Formal letter

How to write a formal letter of application or complaint

If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to, you use...

1. Dear Sir,
2. Dear Sir/Madam,
3. Dear person,
4. Dear Sir/Madame,

If you start you letter with 'Dear Ms Huijbregts', how do you end the letter?

1. Yours sincerely,
2. Yours significantly,
3. Yours faithfully,
4. Cheers,

Which three things do you need to mention about yourself in a letter of application?

Which of these sentences is correct?

I hope to hear from you soon.

I hope hearing from you soon.

I look forward to hear from you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

How do you create a passive sentence?

Which is the correct passive sentence?

1. The president was murder.
2. Somebody built that house on Broadway.
3. English are spoken around the world.
4. The Watcher was never identified.

Rewrite this active sentence into a passive sentence:
The police has caught the serial killer.

Which sentence is written in the second conditional?

1. If I were rich, I would buy a cute English cottage.
2. If I lived in Los Angeles, I would have sold my house.
3. If you don't behave, I will kick you out.
4. If I had gone to med school, I would have become a doctor.

Modal verbs

In a letter of complaint, what do you propose to the reader after explaining your complaint?

What do you do with contractions in a formal letter?

Which one is written in formal language?

1. Yo miss H!
2. I am writing to inquire about the job opening.
3. Luve U 4eva
4. You're gonna wanna read this.

Which one is incorrect?

1. This letter goes about...
2. I am writing because...
3. I am going to talk about...
4. My reason for writing is...

What makes your teacher cry?

1. gonna
2. wanna
3. did you knew
4. All of the above.