_________ is an example of a Formal letter. (Choose the correct option)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A letter to an editor
A formal letter is written to a person or office in an official or professional capacity: an editor, a principal, a company or a government officer. It follows a fixed format and polite, impersonal language. A letter to the editor of a newspaper, raising a public issue, is a formal letter.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: A letter to a friend — Incorrect. A letter to a friend is informal: personal, friendly and free in style.
Option 3: A letter to a relative — Incorrect. Letters to relatives are personal, informal letters.
Option 4: A letter to an elder in one's family — Incorrect. It is respectful in tone, but it is still a family letter, so it is informal.