Letter writing is an important part of a student for writing skills. It is one of the parts of this skill. A letter is a message of one person to another person written on a paper or digital paper containing some related information. The letter brings to person closer by the conversation and it is a traditional idea to fetch information to some other parties. It can be among relatives, friends, officers, businessmen, students and teachers, principal, blood relations like mother, father, brother, and sister.
Types of Letters:
1. Formal Letters: Formal letters are those letters which have formal information from one person to another one. These kinds of letters include business letters, official letters, applications, etc.
(i) Business Letters: These letters are used as a communicative tool between businessmen or traders, firms and companies and customers to businessmen.
(ii) Official Letters: These kinds of letters are used to communicate with the government's bodies or offices. Applications are also included in this category. These can also include a letter to newspapers, reference letters, job letters, etc.
2. Informal Letters: These types of letters are written to relatives or friends. These also can include invitations etc. Such kinds of letters are also known as a personal letter or a social letter. There are personal information or descriptions in these letters.
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