Before the body
Right above the salutation.
None, open punctuation means there is no punctuation after the salutation or the complimentary close.
The salutation for a business letter should always be formal, even if the business letter is to someone you know well. Examples: Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr. Shepard, Dear Ms. Huang, Dear Prof. Sampson, Sales Manager, To Whom It May Concern, The close of a business letter should always be formal as well: Sincerely, Very Truly Yours, Most Sincerely, Yours Truly, The salutation for a personal letter is determined by your relationship with the recipient of the letter and can be formal or very casual. Examples: Hi Mom, Dear Aunt Anna, Hey Rollie, Sweetie, Dear Friends, Fred and Ginger, The close of a personal letter can also be formal or informal. You can close with words much like you would use if you were speaking to that person.
Parts of a business letter:letterhead (or senders address for plain paper),date,inside address,reference line (if applicable)salutation,body,complimentary closesignaturename of sender printed or typedenclosures listed (if applicable)
Parts of a business letter:letterhead (or senders address for plain paper),date,inside address,reference line (if applicable)salutation,body,complimentary closesignaturename of sender printed or typedenclosures listed (if applicable)
After the salutation of a business letter, the correct punctuation to use is a colon.
Right above the salutation.
Dear Mr. President is a salutation of a business letter. The salutation goes at the beginning, thus that's how you got Dear.
In a business letter =P
A salutation is an addressing to the person that the letter is addressed to and in a business letter you should always start with "Dear" and then add something like "Sir" or "Madam" immediately after it.
salutation
salutation
The salutation itself ("Dear Ms. Jones") should not include your return address. On a business letter, the return address can go in the upper right corner of the cover letter. The salutation goes below the delivery address.
A business letter's salutation should be followed by a colon. For example, "Dear Mr. Smith:" or "To Whom It May Concern:".
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D. All the above
Parts of a business letter that are part of a personal letter:date,salutation,body,complimentary closesignature