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Part 4: Business Letters, Memorandums and E-mails

j- The complimentary close is followed by a comma.

4.3.2 Semi-block letter style:

A semi-block style is rather similar to a block style in its
appearance, but it has a bit informal appearance.
The important characteristics of this type of business letters are:

a- The beginning of each paragraph is indented five spaces.
b- All paragraphs are aligned to the left margin.
c- All paragraphs are separated by a double line space.

4.3.3 Modified block letter style:

The modified block style is applicable to both print and e-
mail correspondence.
The important characteristics of this type of business letters are:

a- All text is aligned to the left margin, except for the author's
address, date, and the complimentary close.

b- The beginning of each paragraph is indented five spaces,
along with the subject line, if utilised.

c- The author's address, date, and closing are usually indented
three inches from the left margin, but they can be set
anywhere to the right of the middle of the page, as long as
all three elements are indented to the same position.

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