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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

about "birthday party"

0Can I say,02br
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00(b) He invited his friends to his house 01u01font00to have02font02u00 a party. 0-
  

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0a) these don't sound natural. Using 'opening' makes it sound as though your mother officially opened the party with a ceremony - like a mayor opening a new building by cutting a ribbon. You don't make a party.

— Nona the brit

  • 0a) these don't sound natural.
  • Using 'opening' makes it sound as though your mother officially opened the party with a ceremony - like a mayor opening a new building by cutting a ribbon.
  • You don't make a party.
  • 02br 02br 00B) Yes, this is ok, but it sounds as though his friends were invited to have their own party, rather than attend 'his'.
  • He invited his friends to his house for a party.
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0a) these don't sound natural. Using 'opening' makes it sound as though your mother officially opened the party with a ceremony - like a mayor opening a new building by cutting a ribbon. You don't make a party. My mother was holding/organising/running/having a birthday party.02br
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00B) Yes, this is ok, but it sounds as though his friends were invited to have their own par
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0In the UK, do you "throw" a party? You use that in the U.S.0-
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0 01b00I use British English. I would use 'throw a party'.02br
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00(11) For every period t at which I 01b00throw a party02b00, Jason drinks too much at that. location during t. So if the reading of (3) given by (4) provides evidence 01b00...02b0
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0 Yes, that's another option. I think 'have' is the most commonly used word, in my experience. 0-
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0 In my country, 'throw a party' is most commonly used. 0-
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10In the UK, do you "throw" a party? You use that in the U.S.12br
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10Yes, we do 01i00throw parties02i00 in the UK too.02br
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00As well as 'have' as Nona mentioned.0-
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