Select the correct order in which the following parts appear in a formal letter:
(A) Subject
(B) Sender’s address
(C) Complimentary close
(D) Receiver’s address
(E) Body of the letter
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)
Order of the parts of a formal letter:
- (B) Sender’s address: the writer’s own address, at the very top.
- (D) Receiver’s address: the post and address of the person the letter goes to.
- (A) Subject: the purpose of the letter in a few words.
- (E) Body of the letter: the main message.
- (C) Complimentary close: the polite closing phrase after the body.