When a Business Letter Uses a Colon After the Salutation

question 65

Multiple Choice

When a business letter uses a colon after the salutation and a comma after the complimentary close, it is said to be using

• A) closed punctuation.
• B) mixed punctuation.
• C) open punctuation.
• D) subject punctuation.
• E) limited punctuation.

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