Grammar Book Solved Exercises: Formal Letter Writing

Grammar Book Solved Exercises: Formal Letter Writing

Fragmentary Context: Healthcare Dispensary Request

  • Geographical Context: Focuses on a rural area located fifteen kilometres from Kathua.
  • Problem Statement:
    • Absence of proper local medical facilities forces poor villagers to travel all the way to Kathua for getting medical treatment.
    • Presence of fraudulent medical practitioners (quacks) who befool and fleece the poor villagers.
  • Departmental Claims vs. Reality:
    • While government claims state that health facilities are provided in each village, the actual ground situation requires immediate attention from the health department.
  • Proposed Solution & Request:
    • Demand for the establishment of a good dispensary in the village.
    • Appointment of proper medical personnel so that villagers do not need to travel to Kathua.
    • Request made with hope for sympathetic consideration by authorities.

Solved Exercise 1: Complaining About the Use of Loudspeakers

Exercise Metadata
  • Exercise Classification: Exercise from Grammar Book (Fully Solved).
  • Prompt: Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of your district, complaining about the use of loudspeakers in your town.
Formal Letter Layout
  • Sender's Address:
    • 15 Nehru Park
    • Patiala
  • Date: 18 March 20__
  • Recipient's Address:
    • The Deputy Commissioner
    • Patiala
  • Subject Line: Subject : Nuisance of Loudspeakers in the City
  • Salutation: Sir
Detailed Contents of the Model Letter
  • Pervasiveness of Nuisance:
    • The nuisance of loudspeakers in the city is increasing day by day.
    • Loudspeakers are used indiscriminately during the day as well as at night.
  • Identified Sources of Loudspeaker Disturbance:
    • Religious Institutions: Used in temples and gurdwaras.
    • Public and Social Gatherings: Used on marriages, jagrans, meetings, rallies, and all sorts of social, religious, and other functions.
    • Commercial Establishments: Shopkeepers put up loudspeakers to attract customers and boost their sales.
    • Street Hawkers: Street-criers generate continuous noise and do not let residents have a moment's rest.
  • Adverse Effects on Community:
    • Students: Students are the worst sufferers because they find it difficult to concentrate on their studies with so much noise around.
    • General Citizens: The noise of loudspeakers is very jarring and harmful for the common man.
    • Environmental Classification: Pollution due to noise is explicitly characterized as being as harmful as the pollution of air and water.
  • Formal Request and Closing:
    • Action Requested: Put a check on the use of loudspeakers in the city so that residents can get a calm and peaceful atmosphere to live in.
    • Significance: Regarded as an act of philanthropy towards the city dwellers.
    • Subscription: Yours respectfully
    • Sender Name: Rajiv

Solved Exercise 2: Need of a Park for Children

  • Topic Title: Need of a Park for Children / Importance of the Public Park.
  • Prompt Outline: Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper highlighting the necessity of establishing a public park in your colony.