Sam is writing a thank-you note to his uncle for a baseball glove. He has four parts ready to use: a greeting ('Dear Uncle Joe,'), a body ('Thank you for the baseball glove. I can't wait to use it!'), a closing ('Love,'), and his name ('Sam').
In what order should Sam put these four parts to write his note correctly?
- Greeting, then body, then closing, then name (correct answer)
- Body, then greeting, then closing, then name
- Greeting, then closing, then name, then body
- Greeting, then body, then name, then closing
Explanation: A friendly note follows a special order. First comes the greeting, 'Dear Uncle Joe,' to say hello. Next comes the body, the main message: 'Thank you for the baseball glove. I can't wait to use it!' After the message comes the closing, 'Love,' to gently end the note. Last, Sam signs his name, 'Sam,' so his uncle knows who wrote it. That makes the order greeting, body, closing, name. The order that starts with the body is wrong because you never begin a note with your message—you say hello first. The order that puts the closing right after the greeting skips the message and puts the name too early, so 'Love,' comes before there is anything to read. The order that ends with the closing puts the name before 'Love,' but you always sign your name after the closing, not before it. Remember: say hello, share your message, say goodbye, then sign your name.