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Kumenglish Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Likely

The birthday is likely to conduct after 6:00 PM.

The birthday is likely to be held after 6:00 PM.

Are they correct?

  

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Hi The second one is OK but, strictly speaking, a birthday just 'is' on the day that it occurs; it isn't held - but the celebration is... - Her birthday is on 11th August. We are holding a party at 6 pm.

  • Hi The second one is OK but, strictly speaking, a birthday just 'is' on the day that it occurs; it isn't held - but the celebration is...
  • - Her birthday is on 11th August.
  • We are holding a party at 6 pm.
  • Again, with your first sentence, a birthday is not conducted, but a formal ceremony can be (and then the event is the object of the verb, not the subject)...
  • - Her naming ceremony was conducted in September last year Dave
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Hi

The second one is OK but, strictly speaking, a birthday just 'is' on the day that it occurs; it isn't held - but the celebration is...

- Her birthday is on 11th August. We are holding a party at 6 pm.

Again, with your first sentence, a birthday is not conducted, but a formal ceremony can be (and then the event is the object of the verb, not the subject)...

- Her n

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kumenglishThe birthday is likely to conduct after 6:00 PM.

No.

kumenglishThe birthday is likely to be held after 6:00 PM.

No, but if you add 'party' it's OK.

The birthday party is likely to be held after 6:00 pm.

Also, The birthday party will probably be held after 6:00 pm.

CJ

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