You have received the invitation to take part in your friend's wedding ceremony, but you will be in Canada on a business trip on that day with your boss. Write to your friend to apologise for not being able to take part in the wedding ceremony. In your letter: - Thank your friend for the invitation, - Explain why you will not be able to visit, - Suggest another plan.

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dear john, I am writing
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letter to inform you that I will not be able to attend your wedding ceremony which is being held
at the end
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of June.
Firstly
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, I would like to congratulate you and your whole family on
this
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special occasion but unfortunately, I will not be able to make it because of my business trip
in
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Canada with my boss.
furthermore
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, I have some pending files and projects that I need to complete before the end of
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week.
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, Sara has been preparing for her final examination to achieve good marks. later, when my vacation
gets
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completed, I will
definately
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definitely
take my whole family to attend your next invitation to your
brother
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brother's
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marriage. yours
sincerly
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sincerely
,
anmol
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Coherence & Cohesion
To improve coherence, ensure each paragraph has a clear central idea and flows logically into the next.
Task Achievement
While the reason for your absence is clear, you could provide more details about your relationship with John or express more emotions to strengthen your response.
Coherence & Cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriately friendly and personal, matching the context of writing to a friend.
Task Achievement
The writing maintains a suitable, polite tone throughout, which is important for this kind of personal correspondence.

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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