All formal reports include a
A) Prefatory Elements
B) Abstracts
C) Discussion or Body section
D) All of the above.

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When beginning to develop your report, you will have to determine how to develop it, as a simple memo, or a long, formal report. Long reports should be developed as formal reports.
In general, formal reports share several common elements. How these elements appear in practice differs widely and depends on the organization preparing the report. Often organizations will develop report templates to fit the content routinely generated. Although formal reports vary, all will contain most of the common elements:
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Prefatory Elements
o Letter of Transmittal or Memo of Transmittal
o Title Page
o Submission Page
o Table of Contents
o List of Illustrations
o Glossary and List of Symbols
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Abstracts and Summaries
o Informative Abstract
o Descriptive Abstract
o Executive Summary
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Discussion, or Body of the Report
o Conclusion(s)
o Recommendation(s)
o References
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Appendices

All Formal Reports Include a