Aditya is writing a letter of complaint about an open manhole in his area. Arrange the following lines of his letter in the order in which they appear:
(A) Sir/Madam
(B) Yours faithfully
(C) I wish to draw your attention to an open manhole near the Vadgaon bus stop on Sinhagad Road.
(D) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Pune
(E) Subject: Complaint about an open manhole on Sinhagad Road
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (E), (A), (C), (B)
Order of the lines:
- (D) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Pune: the receiver’s address, with the post first.
- (E) Subject: Complaint about an open manhole on Sinhagad Road: the subject line, after the receiver’s address.
- (A) Sir/Madam: the salutation (greeting), before the body.
- (C) I wish to draw your attention to an open manhole near the Vadgaon bus stop on Sinhagad Road: the first line of the body.
- (B) Yours faithfully: the complimentary close, after the body.