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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Spot the error

can any one help me to spot thee error, correct and explain the sentence below
" i like to invite you to my birthday party".
many thanks
  

Top answer

I would like to invite you to my birthday party. would like = wish

  • I would like to invite you to my birthday party.
  • would like = wish
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I would like to invite you to my birthday party.

would like = wish
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I would like to invite you on my birthday party .
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AnonymousI would like to invite you on my birthday party .
I would like to invite you to my birthday party.
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"I'd like to invite you to my birthday party." (I'd is a perfectly acceptable contraction of "I would") .

As I'd is also an acceptable contraction of "I should" it can often be the solution if not being sure as to whether to use "should or would".

I'd also contracts "I had" (added for information) I'd nearly forgotten to mention it - but thought I'd * put it in.

My previ
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Hi, don’t mean to **** in & the use of the contraction “I’d” would be perfectly correct – that is if the teacher of the class had already covered contractions. If I were answering this question I would definitely spell out ‘would’, if writing. But, if I were speaking to the person I’d say “I’d like to invite you . . .” I also have to say I really can’t think of any way to use the contraction “I‘d
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People who are university educated in Canada are told to never use contractions. The University educated would always write I would or I should or I cannot or I have not or I will not - they never use I'd or can't or haven't or won't....I believe that there is no communication crime and that if another person can understand what you are saying then you are better at communicating in a second lang
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People who are university educated in Canada are told to never use contractions.

I've lived in Canada for many, many years, and I've never heard this before. Are you making a general statement, or are you speaking only about, for example, formal business letters?

Clive

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