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CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL INVITATIONS, Meant for a lot of invitees, , > These are written in the third person,, , > Incase a VIP is invited as the chief guest the name of the VIP must appear prominently,, , > Name of the invitee is not to be included. The addressee’s address is to be written only, on the envelope., , Simple Present Tense is to be used., The date of writing is not to be given,, There is no signature of the host., , VvvVVv, , The abbreviation RSVP (French: repondez s'il vous plait) Le. ‘please reply’ is written, , below on the left with name(s), address and phone number of the host(s)., Put the invitation into a box., , Do not exceed $0 words. Time yourself 6-8 minutes., Sample Formal invitation (Printed/Card format), , vv, , Q 1- Your school is organising the Annual Sports Day next month at one of the prestigious, , stadiums of your city. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all the necessary, details., , , , The Principal, Staff and the Students, Of, ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat, cordially invite you to their, ANNUAL SPORTS DAY, at 9:00 am on 15 February 2020, at, The Mulna Stadium, , Mr. Deepak Arya IAS, Collector, Dist- Balaghat, , has kindly consented to be the chief guest, RSVP, , Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Principal, 07632XXXXX, , , , Sample Formal invitation (Non Printed/Letter Format, Meant for an individual, , Include the name of the invitee, , These are to be written on run-on lines. The sentence is not broken into different, words/phrases., , VvvV, , Vv, , Other details are similar to the mass-scale invitations, , Sf Q 2- Your school is organising the Annual sports Day next month at one of the prestigious, stadiums of your city. Draft an invitation in not more than SO words requesting Mr. Deepak, , Arya, IAS Collector Balaghat to preside over the function as the chief guest and to give away the, prizes., , Scanned with CamScanner
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ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat, Post- Bharweli Dist- Balaghat, , Feb 9,2019, , Mr. Deepak Arya, IAS, Collector, Dist- Balaghat, , Subject: Invitation to be the chief guest, Sir ;, We are pleased to inform you that ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat is going to celebrate its 25" annual, , sports day on 15 February 2020 at 9:00 am at The Mulna stadium. We shall consider it a great, , honour and favour if you could grace the occasion and preside over the function as the chief, guest and give away the prizes., , We hope your honour will kindly accede to our request. We would appreciate a line in reply or a, telephone call on phone No. 07632XXXXX., , Thank you, , Yours Faithfully, Pankaj Kumar, , , , , , , , Principal, , Sample Formal Replies- Acceptance, , Replies - Accepting or Declining, , Formal - follow a set formula, - formal words — kind invitation’, ‘great pleasure’, ‘regret’ ctc., - Use the third person instead of the first person (‘I’, we’), - The address of the writer and the date to be written., , Q3. Mr. Deepak Arya (I.A.S.), collector, Balaghat has been invited to preside over the Annual, sports Day of ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat to be held on 15 February 2020 at the Mulna Stadium., On behalf of Mr. Deepak Arya, write a formal reply of acceptance to Mr. Pankaj Kumar,, Principal, ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat., , , , Collectorate, Dist- Balaghat, , 10 February 2020, , Deepak Arya thanks Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Principal, ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat for his kind, invitation to preside over the Annual sports Day to be held on 15 February 2019 at 9:00 am at, the Mulna Stadium., , He is delighted to accept the invitation and promises to be on time., , , , , , Scanned with CamScanner
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Sample Formal Replies- Declination, , Q4. Mr. Deepak Arya (1.A.S.), collector, Balaghat has been invited to preside over the Annual, sports Day of ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat to be held on 15 February 2020 at the Mulna Stadium., On behalf of Mr. Deepak Arya, write a formal reply to Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Principal, ABC, Vidyalaya Balaghat informing about his inability to accept the same due to a prior engagement., , , , Collectorate, Dist- Balaghat, , 10 February 2019, , Deepak Arya thanks Mr, Pankaj Kumar, Principal, ABC Vidyalaya Balaghat for his kind, , invitation to preside over the Annual Sports Day to be held on 15 February 2019 at 9:00 am at the, Mulna Stadium., , , , But regrets his inability to accept the same due to a prior engagement., , , , Sample Informal invitation (Non Printed/Letter format), Written in a letter form, in informal format. Such letters are very persuasive in nature., Written in the first person, , Salutation is ‘dear + name’, , Date of writing the invitation is given., , The sender’s address appears on the left hand side., Various tenses used to suit the sense., , VVVVVV, , Q5- You are Manoj/Manjula. Draft an invitation for your friend/friends for the party you, , are giving to celebrate your selection in the B.Tech. course in Delhi University. Invent, necessary details within 50 words., , , , G 213, Vayu Vihar, New Delhi, , 9 February 2020, , Dear Mehul, , You will be glad to know that my family has decided to celebrate my selection to the B.Tech., , course at DU with a party. So, I invite you to join in the celebrations at my residence on 20", February 2020 at 7:30 pm., , Please join the celebrations and merry-making., , Yours affectionately, Manoj, , , , , , Sample Informal invitation (Printed/Card format), (When the question says ‘draft a card’), , Scanned with CamScanner
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COME LET’S CELEBRATE...., MY SELECTION TO THE B.TECH. COURSE AT DU, WITH A PARTY....., On: 20 Feb.2020, At: My residence ( G 213, Vayu Vihar, New Delhi), Time: 7:30 pm onwards, , , , , , Manoj, , , , WEDDING INVITATION, , , , Q6. You are S.K Verma. Draft an invitation to be sent on the occasion of your daughter,, Remya’s marriage. Invent the necessary details within 50 words., , , , Mrs. & Mr. S.K. Verma, request the pleasure, Of your benign presence on the occasion of the marriage of their daughter, , Remya, With, Rakesh, (S/o Mr. & Mrs. D.K. Singh, Mandla), , On 20 February 2020 at 10 a.m., Venue: Hotel Anand, Kalam Road, Seoni, , RSVP With best compliments from, , Mr. S.K. Verma , friends & relatives of, 9898XXXXXX Verma Family, , , , , , , , Sample Informal Replies- Acceptance, Replies - Accepting and declining, Informal = -__Like an ordinary letter, , - do not use any formal expressions but use informal words and expressions, - use the first person (‘I’, ‘We’), , Q7. You are Mehul/Meena. You have been invited to attend the celebration of selection of your, friend in B.Tech. course in Delhi University. Respond to the invitation informally accepting it., , 22/5 BSNL Colony, New Delhi, , 12 February 2020, , Dear Manoj, , Thank you for your kind invitation. It is really a matter of great pleasure for me to join the celebration of, , your selection in B.Tech, course in Delhi University. Indeed I am excited to be a part of it and I'll, definitely be there on time., , , , a7, , Scanned with CamScanner
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Sce you soon,, , Yours affectionately, Mehul, , , , , , Sample Informal Replies- Declination, , QS. You are Mehul/Mcena, You have been invited to attend the celebration of selection of your, friend in B.Tech. course in Delhi University. Respond to the invitation informally declining it., , , , C22/5 BSNL Colony, New Delhi, , 12 February 2020, , Dear Manoj, , Thank you for your kind invitation and hearty congratulations on your grand success. | am sorry, to say, however, that I shall not be able to come to the party as I shall be out of station that week., , I wish you all the best for your bright future., , Yours affectionately, Meena, , , , , , , , QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE, , 1.Your school is organizing the prestigious KVS National Level Social Science Exhibition in its, premises. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all essential details., , 2.You are Rahul, son of Ram Singh, Ambedkar Colony, Chhindwara. Your father wants you to, draft a formal invitation to be sent on the occasion of your sister, Meera’s marriage. Prepare the, invitation., , 3.You are Somi. You have been invited by Rotary Club to act as one of the judges for a state, level debate competition. But duc to a previous engagement you cannot accept this invitation., Write a formal reply to the President of the Club regretting your inability to accept the invitation., , 4. You are Aakash/Varsha. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend’s sister, during the summer vacation. Respond to the invitation informally accepting it,, , 5.You have opened a restaurant in Baihar Road, Balaghat. Draft an invitation for the, inauguration of the same, specifying the chief guest and other important details like date, time, and venue. Do not excced 50 words., , , , Scanned with CamScanner
