Grammar: Writing Letters

Grammar: Writing Letters

Do you know how to properly write a friendly letter?

Parts of a Letter

Heading

Greeting

Body

Closing

Signature

Heading:

• The heading is where you would include the writers address

• Including the address is important so they know where the letter is coming from.

• Having this address also gives the person you are writing to an opportunity to write back to you.

Greeting

• This is a way to begin your letter.

• This shows who your letter is being addressed too.

• Different greetings may include the following: "Dear" "To Whom it May Concern", "Good Morning", "Greetings"

Body

• This is where you write your personal message.

• You can include as many body paragraphs as you feel necessary in your letter.

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Closing

• This is a way to end the letter

• It usually thanks the reader or gets ready to introduce the reader to whomever wrote the letter.

• Some ways to close your letters are: "Sincerely", "Best Regards", "Yours Truly" and "With Appreciation".

Signature

• This is where the writer signs their name so the writer knows who the letter is from

• This is usually done in cursive if it is a hand written letter

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Capitalization

It is important to know where you need capital letters in your writing.

When writing your Heading, you should be capitalizing appropriate things in your address such as your street name, state and the name of the month.

Capitalization Continued...

• It is important to capitalize the first letter of each work in your Greeting.

• Capitalize each word in your Closing

• Capitalization the first letter of your first and last name in your signature