How to write a letter

HOW TO ADRESS AN ENVELOPE
Return address
From: Mary L. Rose sender’s name
14 Main St. address
Dodge, SD 58625 post code
City State
( address abbreviation : Ave.( Avenue),St.(Street),
Rd.(road), Blvd.(Boulevard), VLG.(village),SQ.(Square).
Address of the person you are writing
To: Sam Green
12 Toll St.
London
EI71VD
postcode

Heading
Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature
PARTS OF A
LETTER

43 Hill Rd
Newcastle
NE 3889 U
UK
March 31, 2011
It includes the writer’s address and the date.
It is written in the upper right-hand corner of
the page.
HEADING

Dear Mr. Snow,
Hi, Boris,
Hello, Sue,
The greeting is written under the heading at the left margin and begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.
GREETING

The body of the letter contains the main message or “ point”.
It includes information about:
yourself;
your relatives;
the purpose of the letter.
BODY

You friend,
Tom.
Love,
Betsy.
CLOSING SIGNATURE
Missing you,
Andrew.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Robinson.
The closing is lined up directly under the heading. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.
The signature is your name written directly under the closing.