Read the salutation from a formal letter. dear mr. garcia what is the correct way to punctuate the salutation?

a) dear mr. garcia.
b) dear mr. garcia,
c) dear mr. garcia;
d) dear mr. garcia:

The correct answer is D) "Dear Mr. Garcia:"

In formal letters, the startard salutation is the word "Dear" followed by the name of the person o who you are addressing to and a colon.

In less formal letters, the salutation is the same as in formal letters but instead of a colon we use a comma (option B)

Option A and C are incorrect since neither period nor semicolon is used in salutations.

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2) ordinary langauge

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6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.

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