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You have lost an item of value on a train. Write a letter to the railway company. In your letter ->describe the item ->explain where and when you left it ->say what action you would like the company to take

#item #value #train #railway #company #->describe #->explain #->say #action
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to report the loss of a personal valuable item on the train. To commence with, the item was my
wallet
, which was navy blue in colour and it has many valuable items in it,
for example
: my personal documents, debit card, credit card and more importantly there will be personal photos. It can be identified with its cross mark on the backside.
Moreover
, yesterday I was coming from Dorval, Montreal to Ottawa railway station by the
last
 train and reached here around 9 PM. I used my
wallet
 to show the ticket to the ticket collector so my
wallet
 was with me until 9:15 PM. I would like to request officials to check if someone found a
wallet
 in lost and found section of railway department, which matches with the description outlined above. I am looking forrward to hearing from you. Yours failthfully, Rahul Mishra
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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