How to Format an Email

What is the purpose of the subject line in an email?

• To write the body of the email

• To include an attachment

• To tell the reader what the email is about

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 Which part of the email should be capitalized?

• Only the subject line

• Only the salutation

• The first word of the salutation and all nouns

How should you end a formal salutation?

• With a period

• With a comma

• With a colon

In the body of the email, which words should be capitalized?

• Only the first word

• All verbs

• Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

When writing an informal email, what punctuation do you use after the salutation?

• A colon

• A semicolon

• A comma

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How many empty lines should be left after the salutation?

• None

• One

• Two

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Which of the following is NOT a part of an email?

• Salutation 

• Subject

• Header 

What is included in an optional signature block?

• The recipient's name

• The sender's contact information

• The email subject  d. The email body  

In a closing, how should you format the words?

• Capitalize all words

• Capitalize only the first word

• No capitalization required

 What is the correct format for an email closing?

• Yours truly, (with a comma)

• Yours Truly (with a period)

• Yours truly (with an exclamation mark)

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