Question

For which kind of letter would the following be appropriate:
I request that you correct our notice to reflect the actual value…
This question has multiple correct options.
a)Formal
b)Informal
c)Semi-formal
d)Personal business

Answer 1

Hint: Informal letters are written to family, friends, or those people with whom we share an informal relationship. While formal letters are written to people belonging to the formal sphere of our life.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The given sentence would be appropriate for a formal letter as it talks about some notice and value which most probably refers to a numerical value representing money. Now official letters can be of many types, one of them is a business letter. As this sentence refers to a person (I request ‘you’…) Therefore, it could be a personal business letter. It talks about some corrections in a bill sent via notice. Thus, option a “formal” and option d “personal-business” are both correct. This line would fit either of these.
Option b “informal” is incorrect as this is not something, we write to a friend or family member. Option c “semi-formal” is incorrect too as semi-formal letters are written to people who are not too close to us, like an acquaintance.

Note: This can be put under business letter too as it talks about a correction in value amount on a notice.