Arrange the following parts of a formal letter in the correct order:
(A) Salutation
(B) Date
(C) Body of the letter
(D) Receiver’s address
(E) Subject
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (E), (A), (C)
Order of the parts of a formal letter:
- (B) Date: written near the top, below the sender’s address.
- (D) Receiver’s address: comes after the date and starts with the receiver’s post.
- (E) Subject: gives the purpose of the letter in a few words.
- (A) Salutation: the formal greeting, just above the body.
- (C) Body of the letter: the message itself, after the salutation.