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One Of Your Friends Recently Had A Birthday Celebration, But You Missed It And You Forgot To Tell Your Friend That You Couldn’t Attend. Write A Letter To Your Friend. In Your Letter: – Explain Why You Missed It – Explain Why You Didn’t Tell Your Friend – And Say What You Would Like To Do To Show That You Are Sorry

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Dear John, I hope
this
 letter finds you well in great health and in high spirits. I am writing
this
 letter to apologize for not making
to
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it to
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 your birthday party,
due to
 sudden circumstances. I'm pretty
assured
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sure
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 that you'll understand my situation. As your birthday was on
5th
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the 5th
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 of April and my sister got sick on that morning. I had to
took
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take
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 her to
hospital
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the hospital
a hospital
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 immediately and after
doctor's
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the doctor's
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checkup
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checkup,
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 We found that she
has
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had
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 a stone in her kidney and
have
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had
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 to hospitalize her right away for the
next
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apply
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following days. I didn't inform you about
this
 as I
did't
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didn't
wanted
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want
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 to spoil your mood on the best day of your life, but I'm thrilled to write
you
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to you
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 that I have already booked a dinner table at
Boston
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the Boston
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 Pizza store at 7 pm
on
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apply
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next coming Monday to celebrate and have fun. We will not only have dinner but
also
 have fun games there to make the best night of your life. See you soon. Best wishes, Ravinder
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language
While your letter reads well overall, ensure proper use of articles and prepositions. For example, 'in great health and in high spirits' would be more fluid as 'in great health and high spirits.' Avoid minor grammatical errors like 'I had to took her'; it should be 'I had to take her.' Also, rephrase 'have to hospitalize' to 'had to be hospitalized.'
language
Ensure consistency with tense, for example, change 'have fun games' to 'play fun games.'
structure
Consider separating your ideas into clearer paragraphs to enhance readability (for instance, one paragraph could be dedicated entirely to explaining why you missed the party, another on why you didn't inform your friend, and a final one on how you plan to make it up to them).
tone
The greeting and closing are appropriately warm and friendly, which suits the purpose of the letter.
task response
The purpose of the letter is clearly stated and the explanation for missing the party is well-described, enhancing the task response.
task response
The suggestion to plan another celebration demonstrates a positive attitude and a clear intention to make amends.

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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