A friend who lives in a different city has invited you to his/her daughter's 8th birthday. However, you can not accept the invitation due to some personal reasons. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter: · thank him for the invitation · mention why you can not attend the birthday party · offer to meet him some other day

Hello Harinder, Hope you are doing well. I am really excited about how time flies and it's

8th

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birthday of my niece. First of all,

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want to wish her

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apply

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great day, Happy Birthday Sidaq! Thank you for inviting me on

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special day. The reason behind

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letter is my apology and

also

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my bad fortune because

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am unable to attend

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occassion

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occasion

. As you know,

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recently got placed with a new company and so packed with office work. One of our

client

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is going to visit the office from

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the States

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to discuss his new project. He is heading from far so we cannot reschedule the meeting. I hope you understand the situation and forgive me for my absence. But,

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am planning for dinner on

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the 8th

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july

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, upcoming

saturday

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at my place. It will be the best time

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get together. I am happy to see you and your whole family soon. Don't forget it is going to be a big surprise for my little niece. Best Regards, Harman

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Jul 2, 2025

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coherence and cohesion

Make sure to include clear paragraphs for different ideas, like the greeting, the reason for not attending, and the suggestion to meet up.

task achievement

Add a bit more warmth in your tone, maybe by expressing more excitement about the birthday party.

coherence and cohesion

You included a nice greeting and closing, which adds warmth to your letter.

task achievement

The reason for not attending is clear and understandable.

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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meeting the goal of 7 or more
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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

176 words

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