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You lost your wallet on a train. Write a letter to railway company. In your letter. describe the wallet and wat was inside. explain where and when you lost it. say what you want the company to do.

I am writing to report the loss of my
wallet
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, which I believe I misplaced
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traveling
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 on one of your trains yesterday evening. The
wallet
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 is Black leather with a silver clasp and contains several important items, including my driver's license, a student identification card, two credit cards and approximately fifty dollars in cash. It has a small family photo, which
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 great sentimental value for me. I boarded the 6:15 PM express train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa on September 1st , and
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 I noticed that my
wallet
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 was missing when I left the train. I was seated in carriage B, seat 24, which may help narrow down your search. I would be grateful if you could check whether the
wallet
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 has been handed in to your lost and found department. If it is located, I would kindly request that it be secured , and I will arrange to collect it in person. Please contact me at your earliest convenience by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your assistance in
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 matter. Your faithfully, Rushabh Patel

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structure
Break the letter into clear parts: intro, details and request. This helps the reader.
greeting
Add a greeting at the start and a proper closing at the end.
coherence
Keep one main idea in each paragraph and use words that link ideas, like first, next, also.
grammar
Fix small spelling and space. For example, use ‘Dear Sir or Madam,’ and ‘Yours faithfully,’ and check commas.
content
The letter lists what is inside the wallet.
content
It asks the company to check the lost and found.
tone
The tone is polite.

The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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