Question

In a business letter, the name in a salutation should be followed by a _____. comma period semicolon colon

Answer 1

In a business letter, the name in a salutation should be followed by a colon.

The salutation should read as follows:

Dear Mr. Smith:

Answer 2

The correct answer is FOLLOWED BY A COLON.

In a business letter, you should write in a formal way because the topics to discuss in this type of letters are always serious. Hence, you should use the person's title such as Mr, Mrs, or Dr.

Then, you write the recipient's last name followed by a COLON. For example, Dear Dr. Johnson.