PERSONAL LETTERS, COMMUNAL LETTERS & PERSONAL NOTES

WRITING 3

1. PERSONAL LETTERS

We write personal letters to people we know well. We might write a personal letter to our parents, grandparents, or our friends.

March 25, 2012

Dear Phil, How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit body your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city. This is my second season at Camp Bellaire. I just passed my swimming test. Now I can swim out to the raft and also use the boats. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! Im looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! Your friend, Mike

Date

March 25, 2012

The first part of a personal letter is called the date. The date is written in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

March 25, 2012

date Dear Phil,

salutation

The second part of the personal letter is the salutation. It is written under the heading at the left margin. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

What do you want to say to the person you are writing to? We put what we want to say in the content of the letter. The content of the letter is in paragraph form. The first line of each paragraph is indented.

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city.

March 25, 2012

date
Dear Phil,

salutation content

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city? This is my second season at Camp Bellaire. I just passed my swimming test. Now I can swim out to the raft and also use the boats. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! Im looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on!

The closing and signature are the last parts on the personal letter. Your closing might be: Your friend, Yours truly, Sincerely, Your son, The closing is lined up directly under heading. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma. The signature is your name written directly under the closing.

date
Dear Phil,

March 25, 2012

salutation

content

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city?
This is my second season at Camp Bellaire. I just passed my swimming test. Now I can swim out to the raft and also use the boats. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it!

Im looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on!

closing

Your friend, Mike

signature

date
Dear Phil,

March 25, 2012

salutation

content

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city?
This is my second season at Camp Bellaire. I just passed my swimming test. Now I can swim out to the raft and also use the boats. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! Im looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! Your friend,

closing
Mike

signature

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Basic Rule The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb. Subject: Verb: Verb to be: I come (plural) am (was) You come (plural) are (were) We come (plural) are (were) They come (plural) are (were) She He It comes (singular) is (was) comes (singular) is (was) comes (singular) is (was)

SPECIAL SINGULAR CONSTRUCTION

1. When either and neither are subjects, they always take singular verbs. Examples: Neither of them is available to speak right now. Either of us is capable of doing the job. 2. The pronouns each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, andsomebody are singular and require singular verbs. Do not be misled by what follows of. Examples: Each of the girls sings well. Every one of the cakes is gone.

2. COMMUNAL LETTERS
Communal letters are personal letters that usually describe news of recent events, but they do not contain private or sensitive information. More than just spreading the news, they help create a sense of belonging and community that is difficult to maintain the relationship among families living in some different places.

date
Dear Klaus and Anja

March 25, 2012

salutation

content

I dont know where to start. This letter might come late. Ive been trying to give you a ring, but the phone was always busy. I assumed that the phone was out of order.
I want to tell you that Cecil is going to get married on February 23, 2003 with an Australian, Paul Howard. He is an architect. I am expecting that you will be coming with Anja. It would be very nice if you can come. They, however, are planning to spend their honeymoon in Bali. So that if you could not come, I will ask them to call at your house. Anja, I received the batik you sent. It was marvelous. Thank you so much. You know what! I wore it to a dinner and my friends were astouneded. See you,

closing
Anne

signature

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating conjunction/coordinator is used to join two independent clauses. Coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS For (karena): He is rich, for he works hard. And (dan): He is rich, and he is smart. Nor (atau [dengan makna negatif]): He neither washes clothes himself, nor he does the dishes. But (tapi): He has a car, but he cannot drive it. Or (atau): He goes to work by car, or he rides his bike. Yet (tapi): He has a car, yet he cannot drive it. So (maka/jadi): He is handsome, so many girls like him.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS A subordinating conjunction is used to join a dependent clause and an independent clause. The most common subordinating conjunctions are: after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, until, when, where, whether, while, etc. Example: After she had learned to drive, Alice felt more independent.

3. PERSONAL NOTES
Personal notes contain a brief message or information about one important thing. The message is written straight to the point on one side of a piece of paper. The purpose can be about invitation, offering help, explanation, etc. The language used depends on who receives the note. Formal language is used by a students who wrote his teacher a note while a girlfriend may use informal language in her note written for her boyfriend.

My dearest John,

Name of recipient

Got you SMS this morning, but I ran off the voucher and I havent reloaded it. I felt guilty. Sorry. I put the key under the red vase, you know it. The document is on the bookshelf on the brown Message envelope. Send me SMS as soon as you get it. Love, Joy Name of sender

Adjectives and Adverbs

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun. Examples: I put the key under the red vase. Red describes the noun vase. I felt guilty. Guilty describes the pronoun I.

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example: He ran quickly to get to school on time. (modifies verb) She is completely generous. (modifies adjective) They talk terribly rudely. (modifies another adverb) * There are some special forms of adverb that cannot be put ly in the end of the word. They are: Good well (not goodly) Hard hard (not hardly) Late late (not lately) Fast fast (not fastly)

THANK YOU

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