TYPES OF SENTENCE BY FUNCTION
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THE IMPERATIVE SENTENCE: is used in giving commands
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ASSIGNMENT: write out the types of sentence and give five examples each.
ESSAY WRITING: FORMAL LETTER
A letter is a writing communication sent by post or messenger “these two persons might be living in the same town, city, and country or may as well be living in different countries.
TYPES OF LETTER
Letter writing is divided into two major types:
FORMAL LETTER
This is an official type of letter. In most cases, the persons involve in this types of letters are not known to each other. They may not have met in their lifetime. Everything about this letter is formal/official. The writer has to mind his/her language and tone. This letter could be from one person to a group of people e,g. letter for employment or (letter from a group of people to an individual) e.g a letter from a community to their local government chairman.
FEATURES OF FORMAL LETTER
The following has to be put into consideration when writing a formal letter
Two addresses: Ina formal letter two addresses are required from the writer, his/her own address and the address of the addressee.(the person he/she is writing the letter to.)
Example:
4, Mohammed Way,
P.o.Box 2641,
Benin city,
Edo State.
14th June, 2014.
The Personal Manager,
Sumai Food Limited,
14, Oluyole Industrial Estate,
Ring Road,
Ibadan,
Oyo State.
SALUTATION: The common salutation used in a formal letter are: Dear sir or Dear madam as the case may be.
TITLE OF THE LETTER: Every formal letter has a title, it is this that shows or tells from the beginning what the letter is all about.
THE BODY OF THE LETTER: In a formal letter, the language has to be formal. Also, formal letter does not allow the use of slang and sweet mounting. The tone has to be respectful. This is because the writer may not know the age of the addressee, and he/she might not take it kind, if the tone is not courteous. The formal type of letter is known for its straight forwardness, there is no need beating around the bush. Where questions are asked, you must give detail to every question asked.
SUBSCRIPTION: The common subscription used in a formal letter is yours faithfully, ypu sign your signature before writing your name at the end of the letter.
EVAULATION.
SPEECH WORK:
INTONATION
Intonation is the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech or the variation in pitch.
Pitch means many things. However, in relation to speech, it means the rise or fall of the voice or sound. It relates to the speakers strong feeling; it also determines the strength of such feeling. Thus, pitch could rise or fall suddenly and heavily in a particular direction. It may be to low or high.
FUNCTION OF INTONATION
Intonation is so important in English that it forms an important part of the spoken utterance and shows the speaker’s attitude to what he is saying or to his listener. Intonation may indicate doubt, certainty, disbelief, interest, surprise or indifference. Intonation and stress work together to convey special meaning in English. There are two basic patterns of intonation (also known as tones): they are the falling and rising tone.
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