After the salutation of a business letter, the correct punctuation to use is a colon.
D. All the above
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Following the name of the recipient in the salutation
Following the name of the recipient in the salutation
After the salutation of a business letter, the correct punctuation to use is a colon.
Dear Mr. President is a salutation of a business letter. The salutation goes at the beginning, thus that's how you got Dear.
A proper salutation for greeting the president of a business is "Dear Mr. President". To conclude a letter, the proper word is "Sincerely" and a the name of the writer.
In a business letter =P
A salutation is an addressing to the person that the letter is addressed to and in a business letter you should always start with "Dear" and then add something like "Sir" or "Madam" immediately after it.
salutation
salutation
Before the body
A business letter's salutation should be followed by a colon. For example, "Dear Mr. Smith:" or "To Whom It May Concern:".
D. All the above
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Parts of a business letter that are part of a personal letter:date,salutation,body,complimentary closesignature