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Formal Letter Errors

Formal Letter Errors. Commas after Greetings and Salutations. Correct : Dear Ana, Sincerely, Incorrect : Dear Ana: Dear Ana. Sincerely; Sincerely. PREPOSITION ERRORS. Admiration FOR (not OF) Thankful FOR or TOWARDS (not TO) OVER the years (not WITH) Appear ON TV (not IN)

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Formal Letter Errors

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  1. Formal Letter Errors

  2. Commas after Greetings and Salutations • Correct: • Dear Ana, • Sincerely, • Incorrect: • Dear Ana: • Dear Ana. • Sincerely; • Sincerely

  3. PREPOSITION ERRORS • Admiration FOR (not OF) • Thankful FOR or TOWARDS (not TO) • OVER the years (not WITH) • Appear ON TV (not IN) • God ON your side = supporting you • God BY your side = actual location, next to you • you are always happy TO BE working with others (not OF) • Admire ABOUT (not OF) • you are smart AT identify(ing) (not TO)

  4. MISSPELLINGS • Where = location • Were = past tense of be • Pursue = verb • Pursuit = noun • This = singular • These = plural • Homework = singular • A lot of homework OR homework assignments = plural NEVER homeworks

  5. “You are able to bring happiness to anyone who gets in your way.” • Comes across your path = positive • You encounter = positive • Gets in your way = negative

  6. Listing cohesiveness • 2 commas + and • You are very caring, kind, and fun. • You are very caring, kind and fun. • Same format (adj, adj, & adj OR verb, verb, & verb) • You are very caring, kind, and fun. • You are very caring, kind, and a fun friend.

  7. Singular vs. Plural Nouns • Advice NOT advices • Homework NOT homeworks • Woman = singular, Women = plural • Man = singular, Men = plural • People NOT persons

  8. Subject + Verb agreement • “I know it might sound crazy” • NOT I know it might sounds crazy • “Qualitiesabout you that make…” • NOT Qualitiesabout you that makes…

  9. Adjectives vs. Adverbs • WRONG: • You are a person who isresponsibly does her part in a teamwork project. • RIGHT: • You are a person who responsibly does her part in a teamwork project. • You are a person who is responsible in doing her part in a teamwork project.

  10. Adjectives vs. Adverbs • WRONG: Lastly, but not least • RIGHT: Last but not least

  11. Past Participle (had/have/has + _____) • Write = written • Read = read • Eat = eaten • Say = said • Drink = drunk • Choose = chosen • Understand = understood • Begin = begun • Become = become • Drive = driven • Give = given • Meet = met • Speak = spoken • Grow/know = grown/known • Draw = drawn • Hear = heard • See = seen • Speak = spoken • Go = gone • Do = done

  12. TENSE CONSISTENCY • “When I forgot my homework, you help me to do it.” • 1st verb is past, 2nd verb is present. Should be PAST & PAST. • “Sincethe time we metin the fourth grade and growup together” • AGAIN 1st verb is past, 2nd verb is present. Should be PAST & PAST. • “It isfunny to see you with your microphone interviewing everybody you found” • 1st verb is present, 2nd verb is past. Should be PRESENT & PRESENT

  13. TENSE CONSISTENCY CONT’D • “I remember when you helpme..” • The word remember indicates past, so help should be helped. • “Sincethe time we metin the fourth grade and growup together” • AGAIN 1st verb is past, 2nd verb is present. Should be PAST & PAST. • “It isfunny to see you with your microphone interviewing everybody you found” • 1st verb is present, 2nd verb is past. Should be PRESENT & PRESENT

  14. Run on sentences • “I want to write this, to express my admiration for you, and I hope it will helps to encourage you in this life; and to become a better man in your future; Since the time we met in the fourth grade and grew up together, I have observed many admirable qualities about you, one of them your eloquence to talk in public; how I admire you when you act on dramas and plays.” • Count the periods, this is only one sentence and it’s a paragraph long. • Also Since is capitalized but it is not following a period.

  15. Spanish/English translations • “I know everything you propose to yourself will happen. “ • Put before • Set out to do • Chase after • “I want to make this letter…” • Write • “Don’t give up when you affront problems in this life.” • Confront • Face • “Bring you a lot of good stuff” • Things (stuff = chunches, it’s a slang)

  16. Don’t begin sentences with… • “And I hope that it will serve to encourage you to become a better person in the future.” • And, Because, But all words you can’t begin sentences with (few exceptions but for you guys stay away)

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