Block Letter Parts

Which do you call the part of the business letter that is the place for the writer to handwrite their name?

• Complimentary Closing

• Signature

• Closing Signature

• Salutation

What is the part called that is the recipient name, company name, and address found at the top of the block letter?

• Return Address

• Inside Address

• Body

• Salutation

Where do you place the purpose of the letter in the block letter?

• Salutation

• Body

• Complimentary Closing

• Signature

Where in the block letter would you find the phrase "Yours Truly," or "Sincerely," before the signature?

• Complimentary Closing

• Signature

• Body

• Inside Address

What is on the very last line of a business letter?

• Complimentary Close

• Writer's Typed Name

• Signature

• Salutation

What makes a block letter a block letter?

• Every part is centered forming a block in the middle of the page

• All parts and lines are against the left margin

• The paragraph forming the body is in a block/square layout

• The heading part is all aligned with the left margin, but alignment of other parts does not matter

What part of the block letter tells when the letter was written?

• Inside Address

• Return Address

• Date

• Body

What part of the block letter shows the letter writer's mailing address?

• Return Address

• Inside Address

• Complimentary Closing

• Salutation

What is another name for the part of the block letter known as "the greeting" (e.g., Dear. Mr. Johnson: )?

• Complimentary Closing

• Body

• Salutation

• Inside Address

Since block letters are usually used for business letters, what punctuation should follow the greeting/salutation?

• Colon :

• Comma ,

• Period .

• Semicolon ;