I’m writing to ask if you’ve seen the news from Steve.

• formal

• informal

• semi-formal

I am writing to ask if you have seen the news from Steve.

• formal

• semi-formal

• informal

Which one sounds more formal?

• Would you be able to deliver the report by tomorrow?

• Can you deliver the report by tomorrow?

Which one sounds more formal?

• Do you want to join us for dinner on Tuesday?

• I wonder if you would like to join us for dinner on Tuesday.

Which one sounds more formal?

• Could you see if the components have been ordered yet?

• Have the components been ordered yet?

Which one sounds more formal?

• Do you want to see the new prototype?

• Would you like to see the new prototype?

Which one is a proper way to open a formal letter?

• I hope that you're good,

• I hope that all is well with you.

• I hope that you are feeling great.

• I hope that all is going in the right direction.

To make a

sentence more polite you can use:

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Choose the correct sentence.

• Thank you for your email to 12 March.

• Thank you for your email at 12 March.

• Thank you for your email of 12 March.

• Thank you for your email on 12 March.

"I’d like to ask for some help."

Rephrase this sentence to make it sound more formal (choose the most formal).

• I'd like to request some assistance.

• I would like to request some assistance.

• I really need you to help me.

• Would you be so kind to assist me?