A friend of yours invited you to a home party he/she arranged. However, you have just missed this party. Now you want to apologize for not attending it. Write a letter to your friend to apologize. In your letter, •apologize to your friend •explain why you did not attend the party •say what you plan to do to make up for missing the party

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Dear Jass, I hope you are doing great. I'm writing
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letter to apologize to you that I did not attend the party on Friday. I already planned to visit there but I got some urgent work from my office.
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, I congratulate you on your new home and am grateful for organizing a gathering for us. I'm explaining to you the whole situation that I applied for the holiday on Friday but my company boss called me to pick me up from the airport and went directly to the office for an urgent meeting. As you know, I started the job one month ago,
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, it is important to me to change my plan at the
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moment. So, I was unable to attend the function at your home. Could you please tell me the plan for your next month? I will visit you during my summer vacation and we'll enjoy quality time together. I look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards, Love
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coherence cohesion
Ensure a clear logical progression of ideas throughout the letter. Each paragraph should connect smoothly to the next.
coherence cohesion
Maintain a single idea per paragraph, but expand on it with more details for greater clarity and engagement.
task achievement
Complete the task by addressing all points in the prompt thoroughly. Consider adding more specific details about how you plan to make up for missing the party.
task achievement
Maintain a suitable tone throughout the letter. It's good to be polite and respectful, and in this case, the tone was largely appropriate.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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