Question

Your friends and you have decided to go on a trip together. You want to bring along another friend of yours but are not sure if the others in the group would agree. You, therefore, write a letter to your friends, asking them if it would be okay if this friend could join you all for the trip. Which of the following is the most suitable in the context of this letter?
 (a) I would be very grateful if you grant the permission...
 (b) I really hope you all won't mind my friend joining us...
 (c) I hope you would not be inconvenienced by the presence of my friend...
(d) Surely, you would not object to the joining of a friend of mine...

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given paragraph carefully. See what kind of words are used in it, what type of language is being conveyed, if it is formal or informal.

Complete answer: In the given question, we have to tell the most suitable context for the given paragraph, from the four given options. The given letter is an informal letter so the language is personal and friendly but here the writer inquires with a subtle doubt if his friends would accept his request.
An informal letter is a letter you would write to a friend, a family member, or an acquaintance. The classic informal letter has five parts as follows: 1. Address Block. Includes your return address and the date of writing the letter.

Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ – It is not the correct answer as it is in a bit of formal text, which is unrelated to the given paragraph.
Option ‘b' – It is the correct option because ‘I really hope you all won’t mind my friend joining us...’ really suits the situation. It is in the same informal text, as mentioned, and is grammatically correct.
Option ‘c’ – It is an incorrect option as the context is invalid.
Option ‘d’ – It is also an incorrect option because the language isn’t suitable for the given question.

Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note: A letter is a written message conveyed from one person to another through a medium. The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards; however, even these may include material in the form of an “open letter”.