Arrange the following parts of a formal letter in the correct order:
(A) Salutation
(B) Complimentary close
(C) Receiver’s address
(D) Body of the letter
(E) Subject
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (E), (A), (D), (B)
Order of the parts of a formal letter:
- (C) Receiver’s address: the post and address of the person who will read the letter.
- (E) Subject: the purpose of the letter in a few words, just before the greeting.
- (A) Salutation: the greeting, written just above the body.
- (D) Body of the letter: the main message.
- (B) Complimentary close: the polite phrase that ends the letter, after the body.