Name the Parts of the Business and Friendly Letter

Let’s look at the friendly letter first. How many parts does a friendly letter have? Five

At the top of the letter is this: 123 Any St. Nowhere, USA September 17, 2007 What is this part called? Heading

Below the heading is this: Dear Bob What is this part called, and what punctuation mark is needed? Salutation Comma

Next comes the main part of the letter. What’s that called? Body

After the body comes this part: Your friend, What is this part called? Complimentary closing

Finally, you have to sign your name. What’s this part called? Signature

Now let’s look at the business letter. How many parts does it have? Six or Seven

Again at the top we have: 123 Any St. Nowhere, USA September 17, 2007 Yes, it’s still the heading.

This part is not in the friendly letter. It looks something like this: XBOX Corporation 321 Gates Blvd. San Jose, CA What’s it called ? Inside address

In a business letter, we’d have this next: Dear Sir or Madam What is this part called and what punctuation mark is needed ? Salutation Colon

Again, the next part is the main part of the letter, and you tell the company why you’re writing to them. What is it called? Body

The next part looks like this: Sincerely, What’s it called? Complimentary closing

Again, you have to sign your name. What is this called? Signature

The last part doesn’t have a fancy name, but what is it called? Typed name