Many a time students are perplexed on the right format a letter should take while writing WAEC/NECO Examination. The truth is that if you meet 10 different persons to give you a guild on the best way to write a letter in examination, they may likely give you 10 different guilds which might even be wrong. Yes, writing letters or answering questions that requires a letter in WAEC or NECO examination gives you a chance of getting more marks in the exam, nonetheless, they can also cause you to fail vastly, except you take cognizance of some pertinent guides.

Today, i will teach you how to write a perfect formal and informal letter in WAEC/NECO Examination. Note that the guides provided here are the most accepted guides and format for writing a letter in WAEC examination. So, if you have been looking for the best way to answer letter writing question in WAEC/NECO Examination, here you have the guides.

HOW TO WRITE AN IFORMAL LETTER IN WAEC/NECO EXAMINATION:

An informal letter is a letter you write to your parents, siblings, relation, friends, classmates and acquaintances. In other words, it is a later you write to people who are closely related to you. The kind of language in an informal letter is always friendly. It may also contain expression(s) of goodwill, gratitude, comfort/consolation, depending on the objective of that letter.

Below is a perfect format for writing an informal letter in WAEC or NECO examination:

Sender's address
Date
Salutation
Body
Complementary close
Full name of the sender

In other to be very elaborative, we will discuss these various parts of an informal letter below:

Sender's Address

An informal letter carries only one address, and that is the address of the sender. This address is written at the top right corner of the paper. Note that this address must clearly provide information about the place where the sender resides, and must be punctuated with comer(,) after every line of the addresss


The example given above is the block form of address. The block form of writing an address is the best form to use when writing a letter, because it is generally accepted by everyone.

Date
Immediately after the address of the sender, the date of the latter will follow (at the top right corner of the paper). Below is how your date should look like:

26 January, 2018.

Salutation

Your salutation will come immediately after the address and date. Informal salutations are personal and sometimes shows the type of relationship between the sender and the receiver. For example:

Dear Mum,
Dear Aunt Buky,
My Dear Baby, etc.

Please note that your salutation must be followed with a comma (,) sign.

Body
The body of the letter is divided into three parts namely:

The introduction
Main body
The conclusion

Introduction:

In the introduction, you are allowed to ask for information about the health and welfare of the receiver, pleasant exchange of news or chitchat with the receiver.

Main body:

The main body is the part that carries the main information in the letter. It is made up of 2 to 7 paragraph, depending on what the objective of the letter is.

The Conclusion:

The conclusion is where you summarise all that you have been saying from the introduction, down to the main body of the letter.

4. Complementary close

The complimentary close ends with informal, personal or pet names viz:

Yours Loving Son,
Yours Sincerely,
Forever Yours, etc.

Note that comer(,) must follow after your complementary close.

5. Full name of the sender

After the complimentary close, the full name of the sender should come next, and must end with a full stop(.).

Note: Always remember to punctuate your sentences very well, as that will go a long way in earning you higher marks in the exam. Put a full stop(.) in the place it should be, and a comer(,) in the place it should also be.


HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER IN WAEC/NECO EXAMINATION

Formal letter is the type of letter that is adopted in official or business transactions. Thus, it can also be called an official or business letter. The type of language often used in formal letters is standard English or nothing else.

It is also pertinent to note that Pidgin English, slangs and colloquialisms are not allowed in a formal letter, because this type of letters are writing to an Official position.

FORMAT FOR WRITING A FORMAL LETTER IN WAEC/NECO EXAMINATION

The sender's address
Date
The receiver's address
The salutation.
The heading or title.
The body.
Complementary close.
Signature.
Full name.

Okay, we will also discuss each of this guilds to help you understand them properly.

The sender's address

Like in the informal letter, the address of the sender comes first, and is written at the top right corner of the letter.

Date
After the address of the sender, the date of the letter is attached to it at the top right corner.

Make sure you add a full stop(.) after writing your date.

The receiver's address

The receivers address is now added below the sender's address, and is written at the top left corner of the paper.

Note: Always remember to add a comer(,) after every line of your address and the address of the receiver. A full stop(.) should also be added after each address.

Salutation

In a formal letter, the salutation can either be "Dear Sir," or "Dear Madam", depending on the sex status of the receiver.

Salutations must always be written at the left hand side after the receiver's address.

The heading or title

After the salutation, the title of the letter should follow. The Title should be the topic sentence of the letter. For example,

Application for the use of the school hall.
Permission to be absent at work.

Please note that it is always safe to write your title with capital letters without underlying them. It is more formal to write it that way.

Body

The body of the letter is the most important part of the letter. The body of a letter is divided into three major parts namely:

The Introduction
The Main body
And The Conclusion

This various parts have been discussed in my teaching on informal above.

The complementary close

In a formal letter, the complimentary close must be "Yours Faithfully,". It should be written at the right side of the letter after the body.

Note that the first letters in the compliment is capitalised. Also, a comer must follow after the the compliment.

Signature

The signature of the sender should be explicitly made below the complimentary close.

Senders full name

Lastly, the full name of the sender should be added below his/her signature, and must be followed by a full stop(.).

Okay, that is how you can write a perfect formal or informal letter in WAEC/NECO Examination and get your full mark in it. No doubt about it, the authenticity of this guild has been attested of by many students. So, i recommend that you perfect them, and smash any question on letter writing when you get to the examination hall. Hope this was helpful?

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