INVITATION
Being
social creatures it is a part of our culture to celebrate and invite. An
invitation is a short composition written in order to invite people to
occasions like- wedding ceremony, birthday party, house warming, inauguration
of a shop etc. The main components of an invitation are-
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Name of the host
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Name of the invitee
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Occasion
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Venue
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Date
·
Time
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Chief Guest (In case of official invitation)
There are two types of invitations—
A. FORMAL INVITATION
It is written in the form of a card. The main
characteristics of a formal letter are—
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Meant for a lot of invitees
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Written in third person
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Abbreviations are not used
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Written in one sentence
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Central alignment is followed
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Name of the invitee is not mentioned
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Simple present tense is used
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Put in a box
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Written in 50 words
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Inline commas can be used
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End of line punctuation should not be used
B. INFORMAL INVITATION
It is written in the form of a letter. The main
characteristics of an informal letter are-
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Meant for one person
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Name of the invitee is mentioned
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Name of the host is not mentioned
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Simple present and simple future can be used
FORMATS
FORMAT OF
FORMAL INVITATION
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Name of the host
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Formal phrase of invitation e.g.
Solicit your benign
presence/ request the pleasure of your gracious presence/ seek your blessed
presence
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Date, time and venue
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Occasion/ reason of invitation
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R.S.V.P. at the left bottom. It mean ‘reply if you please.’ It should be
followed by the name, address and phone no. of the host.
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‘With Best Wishes/ Compliments’ should be written at the right bottom
followed by the expression ‘Near & Dear or Friends & Relatives’
FORMAT OF
INFORMAL INVITATION
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Sender’s address
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Date
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Salutation
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Body
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Subscription/ Leave taking expression
. Allocation
of marks
a. Lay
Out 1
Mark
b. Content 11/2 Marks
c. Expression 11/2 Marks
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