You borrowed some books frome your school or college library. Unfortunatly you have to go away to visit a sick relative and cannot return the books in time. write a letter to the library. Explain what happend and tell them what you want to do about it . You should write at least 150 words.

Greetings, sir or miss I'm writing to let you know about the books I checked out
last
week. Regretfully, I would be unable to deliver it in time. I hope you understand as I go over the reasons.
Due to
a family issue, I must go for a few days to see my ailing cousin. I'll return the books as soon as I can, and I'll cover any late fees. If you need someone to help organize books and library materials, I'd be pleased to assist.
Additionally
, I'll try to give it to someone else to return if I have to do so right away. I wish you a pleasant and beautiful day.
Sencirly
Correct your spelling
Sincerely
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greeting and closing
Ensure that your letter has a consistent greeting and closing style. Use 'Dear Sir/Madam' to align with your closing 'Sincerely'.
logical structure
Recheck the spelling of words like 'Sincerely'.
suitable writing tone
Your writing tone is polite and formal, which is suitable for a letter to a library.
complete response
Your explanation of the situation and proposed solutions are clear and helpful.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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