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you have not seen a close friend for a very long time. You also still have a few of your friend's belongings that were left at your house the last time she visited. 1. Why your are writing 2. what you have been doing since you last spoke together3. Apologize for still have the items and ask how you can return them.

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Dear Emma, I hope you are great and enjoying your
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 there. It's been a
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 since we've seen each other. The
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, when you visited me you left your books and some clothes at my place. A few days ago, I was trying to arrange my closet when I found one bag there. I opened it and I noticed that your books and clothes were in it. I was wondering why I didn't check it earlier. Since, the
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 we met I have been extremely busy with my new
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 as you know my job is quite awkward timings.
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, there were tremendous tasks which I had to complete within the deadline.
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, we discussed my new
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 in our
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 meeting and you know how imperative
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project
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 is for me because it took a lot of perseverance to get
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project
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. So, I was extremely puzzled
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 my schedule and I didn't write anything to you. I am terribly sorry for still keeping your items as they are quite personal. Maybe you needed them. I am willing to send them through courier with a fast delivery option or I can hand over them to my uncle He will drop them at your place
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. Just let me know in which way you are comfortable so that, I would be able to send your belongings. I hope to hear from you soon. With love, Jasvir

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Coherence and Cohesion
Try to enhance clarity by using more varied sentence structures. This will help convey your ideas more smoothly.
Task Achievement
Include a clearer introduction regarding the purpose of your letter. This helps set the context from the beginning.
General Advice
Pay attention to some minor grammatical inaccuracies, but don't worry too much as they do not affect the overall understanding.
Task Achievement
You successfully cover all the points required by the task.
Coherence and Cohesion
You use good transitional phrases, such as 'Since the last time we met...'.
Coherence and Cohesion
The apology and solution for returning the belongings were expressed well, showing empathy and responsibility.

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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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