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INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT, SENIOR SECTION, , DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, CLASS XII, , , , INVITATIONS AND REPLIES, CLASS XII, , Invitations are extended to relatives, friends, acquaintances and clients ona number of social occasions like, marriages, births, engagements, deaths, or other public functions. Invitations are of two types:, , FORMAL invitations and INFORMAL invitations, , , , , , , , hey can be printed on cards or can be drafted in the form of letters., ‘(ORMAL INVITATIONS, , ormal invitations are sent to relatWes, friends, acquaintances on special occasions. A simple and elegant, card is printed for formal occasions. In such cases, invitations are written in third person. (Ex. Mrs and Mr 8., Sundaresan request the pleasure of the company with... ). Avoid use ofabbreviations for the names of, guests, days and dates. The subject matter is writt re setting., , Important points to be noted while designing ajn invitation{n the card format., , “+ Name of the host —_/, , ** Formal phrase of invitation, for example :o Request the pleasure of your benign presence/company., o Seek your auspicious presence. NS”, o Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion., The date, time and venue of the event., The occasion/reason of the invitation., These are written in the third person. In case 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., re is no signature of the host., ve abbreviation RSVP (French : repondez s'il vous plait ) Le. “please reply’ is written below on the, eft with name(s), address and phone number of the host(s), Put the invitation in a box., *+ The lont size needs to be varied to show the differences in the lines of the invitation., “+ Word limit - 50, , 2, ? \, , *,, +°, , ?,, +, , 2,, , *,, , ¢,, ~~, , , , , , , *,, ~~, , *,, a, , *,, , , , , , , n is essential for two reasons, © to appreciate the host’s kindness in inviting you to the occasion, e to let the host know whether you are attending the function or not in order to enable him/her to make, arrangements accordingly.

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he layout ofa formal reply to an invitation is much the same as the invitation itself., 1. The lines may be written in ordinary prose but the language used is formal., 2. The reply is written in the third person and there is no address or date., 3. You may accept or decline the invitation., , , , SAMPLE-FORMAL INVITATION(CARD), , , , Your father, Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta , residing at K-18 ,13" Cross Malleswaram, Bangalore wants to, celebrate the suceess of your brother Rohith’s clearing the WT-JEE Entrance Examination and, securing admissionin ITT Powai ,Mumbai. He wants you to draft a formal invitation for him on his, behalf. Draft the invitation for him in not more than 50 words., , , , , , , , Mrs. And Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta (7, Seek your GRACIOUS presence at the Zr, rrand Celebration Party i, , of their son Rohit’s success in the, , IIT-JEE EN TRANG S AMIN ON. J), , v, , 8.00 p.m. i, , On, 15" August , 2018, , , , , , , , ITSAV BANQUET HALL, 84-Dr. Raj Kumar Road, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore-55, , Compliments from Friends and Relatives, RSVP, , 18, 13 th Cross .Malleswaram, 27%42001/9732966964, , , , SAMPLE 2, , ISM/SENIOR SECTION/Q. XIl ENGUSH/ JUNE 2018 Page 20f6

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Design a formal invitation for your ‘Scho, information. Also acce e invitation., , sive necessary, , , , , , , , , V4, The Management, Principal, Staff and, Students, , of, , ST. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL “™, Nagpur, request your benevolent presence, on the auspicious occasion, of VW, Nae SPORTS-EUNCHOSNT, of their school (, , At 10.00 a.m. on July 15, 2018, rs. Mahadew Thakur(MLA), wnas Chief Guest and, , , , will preside, , , , , distribute the prizes to the Waaners., R.S.V.P :, rincipal, , .. ANDREW HIGH SCHOO, , , , , , Acceptance of Formal Invitation, , , , , , Mrs. & Mr. Dinesh Ojha happily accept the Annual Sports Day‘sayitation oL A) Andrew High School on, , July 15, 2018 at 10:00 amand look forward to attending it., , , , ISM/SENIOR SECTION/G. XII ENGUSH/ JUNE 2018 Page 30f6

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Mrs. & Mr. Kumar regret to inform that they would not be able to attend the Annual Sports Day of, , St. Andrew High Schoolon 15 July 2018 due to pripr engagsenents. However, they express their, thanks for the kind invitation and wish the functio "and success., , , , , , , , , , , FORMAL INVITATION-LETTER FORMAT, An invitation written formally in the letter format has the following characteristics:, , = Meant for an individual (a formal letter of invitation), , = Include the name of the invitee, , = These are to be writteoncun-on lines. The sentence is not broken into different words/phrases., , = Other details are similar to the mass-scale invitations., , , , , “ER FORMAT, , Kamala Nehru Sc, Cantonment, Bangalore, , 17" August, 2018, Mr. K.J. Singh, District Commissioner of Polig, , Police Lines, , , , nual Day Function, , , , Th es us immense pleasure to inform you that we are celebrating our school’s Annual Day functionon 2, August, 2018 at 5.30 p.m. in the Actifty Hall of the school. We shall consider it a great honour if yp uld, , grace the occasion aml pyaside oy the function as (One crest arnt erremaiiintht Tir, , Yours faithfully, , , , , , Sd/, rincipal, , Replies are sent either accepting or declining the invitation in a letter format to the person who has, invited the guest. While declining the invitation please state the reason., , ISM/SENIOR SECTION/G. XII ENGUSH/ JUNE 2018 Page 40f6

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FORMAL INVITATION AND REPLIES, , he tofowing points are to be remembered while writing ipformal invitations., , ——, h letters areNyery persuasive in natAre., , , , , Written in a letter form, in informal fo\mat., Written in the first person., , = Salutation is ‘dear + name’., Complimentary close ‘yours sincerely’., = Date of writing the invitation is given., The serdemegddress appears on the left hand side., Various tenses used to suit the Sess, Like an ordinary letter, , = Do not use any formal expressions but use informal words and expressions, , = Use the first person (1, We), , = State the reason if you are expressing your inability to attend, , SAMPLE, , , , You are Mercy, a middle-aged housewife whose son has just cracked a tough e, examination. You are extremely happy ay have decided to organise a puja at your reside, , , , ering, whe rein, to it. One, , Seva Kuteer, , , , Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, , August 17, A, , Dear Mini, , You will be glad to know that my son has secured the 49" rank in the All India Engineering Entrance, Examination., , Te has really done us proud and I plan to celebrate this occasion by organising a puja on Sunday which will, , be followed by dinner. I request you to come over along with your whole family., , ISM/SENIOR SECTION/Q. XIl ENGUSH/ JUNE 2018 Page 20Tb