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G. READING (2)

INQUIRY LETTERS

Inquiry letter is a letter written when a buyer wants to get some information about the quantity, price, availability
etc of goods to be bought or about the terms of sale, payment etc.

1. Complete the following inquiry letter with the suitable words provided below it.

2520 Visita Avenue
Olympia, WA 9850
December 19, 2017

BESTBOOKS
3487 23rd Street
New York, NY 12009

To Whom It May Concern:

With (1) _____________ to your (2) _____________ in yesterday's New York Times, we would like
to (3) ____________ whether you could send me a copy of your latest (4) ________________

I would also like to know if it is possible to make (5) ___________online.

Yours faithfully,

Kenneth
Kenneth Beare
Administrative Director

catalogue inquire advertisement purchases reference

2. Answer the following questions based on the letter above.

a. Why does the sender of the letter address the recipient by saying “ To Whom it May
Concern?”
b. How did Kenneth Beare firstly get information about the product?
c. What are inquired through the letter?
d. What product is probably being inquired?

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