Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are unable to attend. Write a letter apologizing for your absence. In your letter: State why you cannot go Explain 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

Dear Monalisa, I
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you are doing well, I am writing
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latter
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to say sorry
,
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because
i
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cannot
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could not
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attend
to
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your birthday party
last
monday
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.
First,
happy birthday
for
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you, I
hope
you
always
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healthy and
keep
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beautiful. what about your family?
long
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time
not
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see, please say hello
for
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me
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to your parents. As you know I
am
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doing Courses lately at Tesal Institut. because
i
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want
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go to Australia. I have been here 4 months and I just back to my house only once a month. When I heard about
you
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birthday party I
am
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so
Excited
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because we never
meet
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each other since I
go
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to East Lombok.
However
,
i
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wanted
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want
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send your letter sooner before, but my teacher
give
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me
a
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homework
anda
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and
we have to finish it. That way I forget to send your letter. If you have a
time
.
i
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want
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visit you next
monday
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. what
your
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opinion I
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you have
time
because
i
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will give you something.
thanks
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you for your
time
. I
hope
you
always
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are always
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healthy
healty
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healthy
, Please send my letter as soon as possible Sincerely Nurul Hikmah
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grammar
Be careful with grammatical errors and punctuation issues, as they can affect the clarity of your message.
coherence
Try to provide more structured paragraphs, with each one focusing on a single idea to enhance readability.
tone
The tone of the letter is very friendly and suitable for writing to a friend.
task response
You included all the necessary points required in the task, such as reasons for absence and proposing another meeting time.

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