Transactional writing

• Form- appropriate layout, standard English
• Tone- the writer's attitude towards the subject of the text.
• Register- the form of language that is used in a particular situation or context.
• Letters

  • Address
  • Date
  • Saltation
  • Body
  • Closing
  • Signature
• • Formal registers-essays, reports and formal letters
  • Informal register-letter to friends, creative writing and blogs
  • Mixed register-newspaper, magazines and blogs