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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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Hi,

What grammar part is this?

It is nice seeing you here.

Should I use the articles before these?

I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Christmas dinner.

I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Thanksgiving dinner.
  

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Hi, What grammar part is this? It is nice seeing you here . A gerund.

— Clive

  • Hi, What grammar part is this?
  • It is nice seeing you here .
  • A gerund.
  • ou are really saying 'Seeing you here is nice'.
  • Should I use the articles before these?
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Hi,

What grammar part is this?

It is nice seeing you here. A gerund. ou are really saying 'Seeing you here is nice'.

Should I use the articles before these?

I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Christmas dinner.

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CliveI want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Christmas dinner.

I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Thanksgiving dinner.

The terms are usually treated as proper names, and thus no article. If you decide to use the indefinite article, it suggests that you will have
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