Your friend invited you to his/her party, but you are unable to attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • explain why you cannot come • give your reason for not contacting your friend sooner • suggest another time to meet Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ____________,

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Dear Amisha I was delighted to receive an invitation to your birthday
party
. Just a quick note to let you know that I won’t be able to make it to the
party
. I couldn't make it to the
party
because I had a meeting scheduled for 2PM which was
initially
after the
party
,but unfortunately
due to
some
reason
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they pushed the timings to 9 AM which means I have to leave a day earlier to attend the conference. The reason to let you know on
a
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short notice is that my meeting was going to be cancelled but they had scheduled it anyhow. On top of that, they gave us a few days to prepare for the meeting which made me so busy and I totally forgot to write to you and I am sorry for
this
. Despite
this
change, I have something special for you if we could meet in the early week of November, maybe, on the weekends. Please let me know your availability. Looking forward to seeing you. Lots of Love, Saniya
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Try to use a variety of sentence structures to showcase your linguistic range.
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Consider using more precise dates when suggesting another meeting time, to make your plans seem more concrete and thoughtful.
coherence cohesion
Your letter is well-structured, with each paragraph dedicated to a different aspect of the prompt, which makes it easy to follow.
task achievement
The sincere tone and clear explanations provided for your absence and late notification are excellent.
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