The Formal Letter
Error Analysis
Find thirteen errors in the following letter. Look for grammatical errors, spelling errors and errors in letter form. The corrected version of the letter appears at the bottom of the page. The corrections appear in a larger font.
35 hatishbi St. Haifa 20.02.2006
Leo Baeck high School 90 Dereh Tzarfat Haifa
Dear Mr. Dubovi,
I am writing this letter to tell my disagreement with the school absence policy. I think this policy is unfair for some reasons.
First, just becase a student is ill doesn’t mean his grade should be lowered. I remember coming to school one day with a fever just so I won’t miss class. Besides, there are many justifiable reason to miss school – appointments related to the military, driving tests, driving theory tests, blood tests and others.
I know that I had missed 130 days of school so far but I feel that I should not be punished for this. After all, I write English very god despite I haven’t been in class all year. Please consider my point of view.
Sincerely, Tom Jones Corrected Version 35 Hatishbi St. Haifa February 20th, 2006
Leo Baeck High School 90 Dereh Tzarfat Haifa
Dear Mr. Dubovi,
I am writing this letter to express my disagreement with the school absence policy. I think this policy is unfair for several reasons.
First, just because a student is ill doesn’t mean his grade should be lowered. I remember coming to school one day with a fever just so I wouldn’t miss class. Besides, there are many justifiable reasons to miss school – appointments related to the military, driving tests, driving theory tests, blood tests and others.
I know that I have missed 130 days of school so far but I feel that I should not be punished for this. After all, I write English very well although I haven’t been in class all year. Please consider my point of view.
Sincerely, Tom Jones
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