ENG 105

MIDTERM PROF.ROMINA E. VILLAMOR

I. Identification. Identify the parts of a memo and business letter given the brief description.

____________________1. Contains the reader’s name and job title, list others who are receiving copies,
your name and job title, the date and the subject.
____________________2. Gives the context of the issue, the suggested assignment or task, and the
purpose of the memo.
____________________3. Sums up the methods and sources used therefore brief and does not
needlessly repeat detailed information.
____________________4. Lays out all the details that support the ideas discussed, recommendations,
future problems that might occur and suggestions.
____________________5. Describes the actions to take and how those actions will benefit everyone.
____________________6. The additional information or documents needed to come to their own
understanding of the event, issue, or problem described.
____________________ 7. The return address with the date on the last line; line is skipped between the
address and date.
____________________ 8. The address you are sending your letter to, complete as possible, including
the titles and names, a line is skipped after the heading before the inside address and another line after
the inside address before the greeting.
____________________ 9. Normally begins with the word "Dear", includes the person's last name, title
and always ends in a colon
____________________ 10. Written as text, never hand written, paragraphs may be indented, skips a
line between paragraphs, between the greeting and the body, between the body and the close.
____________________ 11. Short, polite closing ending with a comma, either at the left margin or its
left edge is in the center, and begins at the same column the heading does.
____________________ 12. The name to be signed and usually includes a middle initial.

II. heading, attachments, inside address, your closing, Composition.

You will greeting, discussion, body, summary, complimentary close, be having an
event opening, signature line, heading this February 14
dubbed as ‘February
Love Affair.’ Write a memo for your employees/ lead department and a business letter
requesting a quote from Gerry’s grill for your foods. (23 points memo/ 24 points letter)