Question

Write a letter to the principal requesting him to grant you leave for ten days as you have to attend your brother’s marriage. 

Answer 1

Hint: The question demands a letter of an application to the principal. Therefore, this is an official letter. Official letter falls in the category of formal letter. A formal letter is written in a formal way that is, it contains to the point. We will do the same and write to the principal requesting a ten day leave giving the reason as brother’s marriage for the application. 

Complete answer:

To

The Principal, 

Cherry High School, 

Mall Road, Shimla. 

26th November 2020. 

Subject: Requesting ten day leave to attend brother’s marriage.

Respected Sir/Madam,

I, Jugnoo, a student of class 10th A, request you to grant me ten days’ leave. My elder brother’s wedding ceremony is to be held on December 1st 2020 . I have the responsibility of all the arrangements and the management of the wedding. I will not be able to attend the school as there will be guests in my house and will hope for my presence therefore, I need to be with my family on this pleasant occasion. 

Therefore, kindly grant me leave for ten day i.e, from 01-12-2020 to 10-12-2021. I will compensate for the missed classes when I commence my duty again. I hope you will understand and cooperate with me. I will be grateful to you for the same. 

Yours faithfully,

Jugnoo. 

Note: 

The format of a formal letter is:-

- Recipients address 

- Date 

- Salutation 

- Subject 

- Undersign

- Sender’s name

Stick to this format and overlook the other formats.