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Dear Elizabeth

I will be arriving in Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 15. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Love

Aunt Sue
Read the brief letter. Which revision is needed to punctuate the letter correctly?


Delete the comma after Wednesday and add a comma after Love.

Add a comma after Dear Elizabeth and after Love.

Add commas after Dear and Elizabeth.

Delete the comma after Wednesday and add a comma after Brooklyn.

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You need to add a comma after Elizabeth and after Love.
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Answer: The right answer is the B) Add a comma after Dear Elizabeth and after Love.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a bit on the answer, it can be added that punctation in letters is very limited, but some rules apply. In American English, only the greeting in personal letters must be followed by a comma, as in the example (Dear Elizabeth,). However, the greeting in a formal letter takes a colon. In both American and British English, and in both formal and informal letters, the closing always requires a comma too (Love, or Yours sincerely,).

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