TOPICDIFFERENT STYLES OF WRITING

BUSINESS LETTER

CONTENTWHAT IS A BUSINESS LETTER?DEFINITIONTYPESFull Block StyleModified block styleSemi Block StyleIndented StyleSimplified StyleHanging Indented Style

What is a business letter?Definition

A business letter is:

A letter written for formal or professional purposes.

Similar to a friendly letter,except for one extra part.

Should be short,courteous,and to the point

TYPES OF BUSINESS LETTERThere are six different styles of writing a

business letter. Full Block StyleModified block styleSemi Block StyleIndented StyleSimplified StyleHanging Indented Style

FULL BLOCK STYLE

Full block style is a letter format in which all text is justified to the left margin.

In block letter style, standard punctuation is placed after salutations and in other headings.

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MODIFIED BLOCK STYLE

A modified block business letter is a letter that uses a format that is slightly different from the full block letter.

The return address, date, complimentary closing and the signature line are put slightly to the right of the paper's centre.

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SEMI BLOCK STYLEThis letter style places the date line in

alignment with, or slightly to the right of dead center.

Similar to full block, semi-block places the inside address, salutation and any end notations flush with the left margin.

The complimentary close and signature block are aligned under the date.

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INDENTED STYLEIndented style is somewhat more complicated

than other popular styles of business writing. In indented style, new paragraphs in a piece

of writing are indented. Other parts of a business letter are moved

farther to the right half of the page.

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SIMPLIFIED STYLE

This is another modification of the fully-blocked style. This style is used when you write a letter and you do not know the name and title of the person to whom you are writing the letter.

The salutation and the complimentary closing are used in this style.

The subject is mentioned din capital fonts and that subject need not be underlined.

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HANGING INDENTED STYLE

This style is very rarely used. The first line of the paragraph begins at the left-hand margin. And the other lines of the same paragraph are indented three to four spaces.

This is the reversal of semi-indented style discussed in other page.

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