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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
sentence
Hi
Please tell me if this sentence is OK.
I am not sure with style or correctness pertaining to the underlined portion.
We would like to invite you for the Prize Giving ceremony,which is to be held in the Bertram Hall on the 14th of this month.
Please tell me if this sentence is OK.
I am not sure with style or correctness pertaining to the underlined portion.
We would like to invite you for the Prize Giving ceremony,which is to be held in the Bertram Hall on the 14th of this month.
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Apart from the missing space, the underlined part is OK. It should be "invite you to ". Personally I would hyphenate "prize-giving".
- Apart from the missing space, the underlined part is OK.
- It should be "invite you to ".
- Personally I would hyphenate "prize-giving".
- I question whether the capitalisation is necessary.
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Apart from the missing space, the underlined part is OK.
It should be "invite you to".
Personally I would hyphenate "prize-giving". I question whether the capitalisation is necessary.
It should be "invite you to".
Personally I would hyphenate "prize-giving". I question whether the capitalisation is necessary.
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GPYApart from the missing space, the underlined part is OK.Thank you,GPY.
GPYIt should be "invite you to".I remember learning invite goes with to or for. Please give your comments.
GPYPersonally I would hyphenate "prize-giving". I question whether the capitalisation is necessary.Thank
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vsureshI remember learning invite goes with to or for. Please give your comments.Hmm ... I think "invite for" typically implies a more equal participation with the inviter and/or is more often used with "invite in/over/round/etc." than plain "invite".
He invited me in for a drink.
He invited me over for dinner.
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