| A | B |
|---|
| is always capitalized | date |
| double space between the body's | paragraphs |
| is not indented | body |
| starts with dear | salutation |
| has no punctuation | salutation or complimentary close |
| begins with sincerely | complimentary close |
| does not contain the person's first name | salutation |
| block-format letter has one-inch | margins |
| contains only three words | salutation |
| Quadruple space after | date or complimentary close |
| In the body, each line begins at the | left margin |
| uses the same courtesy title as inside address | salutation |
| date | the first line is the |
| left margin | Every line in the inside address begins at the |
| salutation | begins after the inside address |
| originator's name and address | begins after the complimentary close |
