Leave Letter correction
As i have some urgent personal work, i could not attend the office on (date).
Or
As i have some urgent personal work, i did not attend the office on (date).
Which one is more correct?
Top answer
You shouldn't even attempt to write a letter to anyone before you have mastered the fundamentals (like proper capitalization) so thoroughly that you never make that kind of mistake. maverick17 As I have some urgent personal work, I [ could not attend be / was not] at the office on (date). I wonder why you chose the present tense at the beginning ( I have ) when you used the past for the rest ( I could / I did ).
- You shouldn't even attempt to write a letter to anyone before you have mastered the fundamentals (like proper capitalization) so thoroughly that you never make that kind of mistake.
- maverick17 As I have some urgent personal work, I [ could not attend be / was not] at the office on (date).
- I wonder why you chose the present tense at the beginning ( I have ) when you used the past for the rest ( I could / I did ).
- It seems to me that if you have no particular reason for choosing those tenses, you should use one of the following: As I had some urgent personal work, I [could not be / was not] at the office on (date).
- ) As I have some urgent personal work, I [will not be able to / will not] be at the office on (date).
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You shouldn't even attempt to write a letter to anyone before you have mastered the fundamentals (like proper capitalization) so thoroughly that you never make that kind of mistake.
maverick17As I have some urgent personal work, I [could notattend
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