Lesson 17 – 'Know' Formalities, Please.
Part II
Things to do
1. You wish to use the Assembly Hall to hold an exhibition of your science projects. Write a letter to request the Principal to allow you to use the Assembly Hall.
Ans:
To,
The Principal,
St Mary’s High School,
Kalina,
Mumbai.
Sub: Letter of Application to arrange a science exhibition in Assembly Hall.
Respected Principal,
I’m Amaan Khan, the head boy of the primary school. I’m in Class IV, and my roll number is 23.
I’m writing to ask if we can have a science exhibition in our school’s Assembly Hall. We want to show all the students some great science projects. It will happen on September 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Assembly Hall.
Can we please have your permission for this? Many students have made projects to show, and we promise we won’t damage any school property.
I’m waiting for a positive response.
Yours sincerely,
Amaan Khan
2. Mr and Mrs Prabhune, post students of your school, have given you every kind of help to hold the exhibition. Write a letter of thanks to them.
You may find the following format useful when you write the letters.
Ans: Students should do this on their own.
3. Read the following chart carefully:
Thus, you can see that there are four kinds of sentences:
- statements
- commands (or requests)
- exclamations
- questions
Find one example of each kind of sentence from the passages you have read so far.
Ans:
Statement:
Mrs. Desai met the Principal soon after class.
Command:
The Principal instructed the Librarian to give a written reply to the students.
Exclamation:
“Hey! Great news!” cried the monitor.
Request:
Shall we write a letter of thanks to the Librarian?
4. Note that each kind of sentence can be either positive or negative.
Example:
The cuckoo is a lazy bird. (Positive)
The cuckoo is not a lazy bird. (Negative)