1. COMMAS IN FRIENDLY LETTERS Place a comma after the salutation (or greeting). Place a comma after the salutation (or greeting). Place comma after the closing. Place comma after the closing.

2. Commas with Salutations 1.Dear Diary, 1.Dear Easter Bunny,

3. Commas with Closings 3. Yours truly, 4. All my love, 5. Very fondly,

4. Business letters are different! Business letters use colons (:) instead of commas in their salutations. Business letters use colons (:) instead of commas in their salutations. ExamplesExamples Dear Sir or Madam: Dear Sir or Madam: To whom it may concern: To whom it may concern:

5. But a friendly letter uses commas, like in this example: Dear Mom,