A friend who lives in a different city has invited you to his/her daughter's 8th birthday. However, you can not accept the invitation due to some personal reasons. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter: · thank him for the invitation · mention why you can not attend the birthday party · offer to meet him some other day

Dear John, It has been so long
,
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since we
last
were in touch. I still remembered attending Stephanie's 7th
birthday
last
year
and it still seems just yesterday. It's amazing how fast kids grow up!
Firstly
, I would like to thank you for inviting me to your
her
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8th
birthday
. I haven't missed any of her
birthday
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till
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date.
However
, I'm afraid,
this
time I won't be able to make it. I am travelling to Canada
in
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the beginning of
next
month and will be coming back only at the end of
this
year
.
This
is entirely needed for business
purpose
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and unfortunately, I will not have any say in
this
, as the entire trip has already been planned and funded by my company.
Although
,
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I won't be able to attend Stephanie's
birthday
this
year
, I was thinking of visiting you and your family during
New
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Year
holidays, if it's okay with you. Let me know
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if the plan works out and we can even go somewhere nearby for a small vacation. Give my best wishes and love to Stephanie and Bella. Will be waiting for your reply. Thank you, Amrita

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

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  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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