Identify the correct sequence of the parts of a formal letter:
(P) Signature and name
(Q) Salutation
(R) Sender's address
(S) Date
(T) Receiver's post and address
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (R), (S), (T), (Q), (P)
Order of the parts of a formal letter:
- (R) Sender's address — at the top, so that the reader knows where the letter comes from.
- (S) Date — just below the sender's address.
- (T) Receiver's post and address — the designation and address of the person written to.
- (Q) Salutation — Sir / Madam, after the subject line and before the body.
- (P) Signature and name — at the end, below the closing ("Yours faithfully").