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1、Chapter5StructureandStyleofBusinessLettersRichard7/20/2021StandardPartsofBusinessLettersLetterheadDateLineInsideAddressSalutationBodyComplimentaryCloseSignature7/20/2021LetterheadAbusinessletterisusuallytypedonprintedletterheadpaperdisplayingthename,address,faxandtelephonenumberoft
2、heorganizationsendingtheletter.Itisusedonlyforthefirstpageofaletter.7/20/2021SampleLetterheadJohnMorris&Co.O’SullivanBuildingBaltimore,Maryland10026USA7/20/2021Pair-work:writeyourpermanentaddressanddictateitwithyourpartnerThedictatorshouldrepeatnumbers,namessoastoconfirmthem.Writet
3、hemintherightformat.Abbreviationcanbeused.7/20/2021DateLineThedateistypedafewlinesbelowthelastlineoftheletterhead.Theformatofthedatelinediffersfromcountrytocountry.ThecommonformatsaretypicalAmericanone(Month/Day/Year)andBritishone(Day/Month/Year).Asthedatelineisavitalpartofabusines
4、sletter,themonthwritteninfullispreferredbecausefiguresmaycreateconfusion.7/20/2021SampleDateLine-Datelineconsistsofthedate,month,year.-Twowidelyacceptedstyles:June12,2005or20July,2004-Donotuseonlyfigures,i.e.12/6/94,becausenotallEnglish-speakingpeopleagreeontheorderofthedate-Placet
5、hedateontheleftmarginaligningwithinsideaddress(block)orwithletterhead(modified)7/20/2021Rewritethefollowingdatelineforstandardbusinessletters6/5/9910-9-988June2004Oct.28,99jan.13.20057/20/2021InsideAddressTheaddressoftheorganizationreceivingtheletteristypedsingle-spacedattheleftmar
6、gin.Thenumberoflinesleftblankbetweenthedatelineandtheaddressdependsonthesizeofthebodyoftheletter,thesizeoftypeused,andthelengthoftheprintedlines.Theaddressistypedasitwillappearontheenvelope.7/20/2021SampleInsideAddressDr.DavidBrownExecutiveVicePresidentSunnyStock,Inc.SaltLakeCity,U
7、T75087U.S.A.7/20/2021Arrangethefollowinginformationintoletterheadorinsideaddress:U.S.A./FordMotorCompany/Dearborn,Michigan48120/PRDepartment/13350RotundaDriveChina/Beijing100021/BeijingMetal/President/LinFang/Eastlane/234Canada/Queen’srd/No.620-B/Montreal/TopGlasswareGroup/ImportDe
8、pt.7/20/2021SalutationForm