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Match politeness strategy, tone and register to the recipient of a letter of inquiry without becoming too blunt or too indirect to ask.
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A sender writes: "Would it be possible for your office to send the tour schedule?" Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
A sender writes: "I am sorry to trouble your office during enrollment week. Please send the fee list." Which politeness strategy does the first sentence use?
A sender writes: "Our class visits the museum on Friday, so we are asking for your tour rates." Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
A sender writes: "Thank you in advance for any help your office can give our club." Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
A sender writes: "May I ask what the training fee covers?" Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
A sender writes: "Send the price list today." Which description fits this sentence?
A sender writes: "Perhaps your office could let us know the deadline for applications." Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
A sender writes: "Our fifty students arrive at eight, so please assign two guides." Which politeness strategy does this sentence use?
Which sentence hedges the request instead of commanding it?
Which sentence apologizes for the trouble the request causes?
Which sentence thanks the recipient before any help is given?
Which sentence gives the reason before making the request?
Which sentence asks permission before putting the question?
Which sentence makes the request with no softening at all?
A student club is asking the city engineering office when a drainage repair begins. Which sentence fits that recipient?
A youth group is asking the barangay captain about using the covered court on Saturday. Which sentence fits that recipient?
A school is asking a bus company about group rates. Which sentence fits a company office?
A club is asking the school principal about using the library after class. Which sentence fits that recipient?
A teacher is asking a training center what a seminar fee covers. Which sentence fits that recipient?
Which sentence mixes formal vocabulary with casual structure?
A letter of inquiry is addressed to Division Superintendent Elena Rosales. Which greeting fits the recipient?
A formal inquiry to a city engineering office is ending. Which closing keeps the register of the letter?
Which subject line fits a formal inquiry sent to a training center?
A sender writes to a barangay captain: "Fix the streetlight on our block this week." What is wrong with the tone?
A sender writes to a division superintendent: "Hi po! Can u pls send the memo?" What is wrong with the register?
A club member is messaging a friend in the same club about Saturday practice. Which version fits that reader?
A letter to a cooperative manager opens "Dear Mr. Lim:" and then says, "We wanna know your loan rates." What is the problem?
A sender writes: "We have been thinking about our club's plans for some time now." Why does this fail as the main line of an inquiry?
Which version is too indirect to state the inquiry?
Which question can the recipient answer exactly as it is written?
A sender writes to a bus company: "Our school does take many trips each year." What must the sender add?
A sender writes: "Please send any information you can give." Why is this a weak inquiry?
A sender writes: "If it is ever convenient, we might perhaps hear about your rates someday." What is the fault in this sentence?
A sender writes: "We wonder about things at your center." Which repair makes the inquiry answerable?
A club writes: "It would be nice if someone somewhere could help us out." Which fault does the sentence show?
A sender writes to a school principal: "We need the gym key now." Which fault does this show?
Which sentence is both polite and clear about what is being asked?
A letter of inquiry can be polite and still say exactly what information the sender needs.
"Hi po! Pls reply asap!" matches the register expected in a letter of inquiry to a division superintendent.
Thanking a recipient in advance is a politeness strategy, but it does not replace stating the request.
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