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Write an informal letter to a friend who has invited who has invited you to come and stay with him on your next holiday. You are too busy to accept the invitation in 150 words

#friend #holiday #invitation
Dear Parry, I hope you are doing well, The main reason
of
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 writing
this
 letter
to
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apologizing
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 in advance for not accepting your invitation to stay at your home. I know, we have been planning
such
 events for a long time and a night over at each other house and
due to
 that you may get upset
from
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with
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 me
to
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 not accepting it. The reason behind
this
 is my Grandma is in her
last
 stages and
i
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I
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wantes
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wanted
want
 to spend as much time as I can, She has always been a important part
in
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 my life and now,
speanding
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spending
 time with her is my top
most
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priority. I hope you will understand my situation. and support me. I
also
 wanted to invite you to come over to my place and if you can stay with us. I hope you understand Yours lovingly Harshit
kaur
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Kaur
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organization
Work on maintaining a more consistent logical structure throughout the letter. For example, clearly separate reasons for not accepting the invitation from the invitation to come over.
organization
Ensure that each paragraph contains a single main idea to improve clarity and flow. Split complex ideas into shorter, more focused paragraphs.
grammar
Check for grammatical errors and improve punctuation for better readability. For example, "I wantes to spend" should be "I wanted to spend" and "speanding" should be "spending".
tone
The tone of the letter is friendly and appropriately informal, which suits the purpose of writing to a friend.
content
You provided a clear and heartfelt reason for not being able to accept the invitation, which adds a personal touch to the letter.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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