Chapter 12 INounClauses 209Ifyouareplanningtobecomeanaccountantoranengineer,youmightanswer
oneoftheseads.Ifyouhavea differentcareerpreference,lookinyourlocalnews-
paperforan adthatfitsyourneeds,andattachtheadtoyourassignment.
Writea letterofinquiryusingnounclauses.Usethatclausestostateinformation
thatyoualreadyknow("Youradstatedthatyourcompanywasseeking ...").Use
wh-wordclausesandif/whetherclausestoaskforinformation.Youmightwantto
inquireaboutthesizeofthecompany,travelrequirements,salary,benefits,numberof
employees,advancementopportunities,supportforfurthereducation,andsoon.
UsetheletterinPractice4 onpage 203 asa model.Noticethepunctuationinthe
addressesandthe greetingandclosing.Alsonotethecapitalizationofpropernouns,
ofthewordDear,andofthefirstwordoftheclosing.Studythelinespacingbetween
differentparts oftheletter.Whenyouwriteyourownletter,follow thisformat
exactly.