INVITATIONS AND REPLIES Marking Scheme Format 1 Mark Content 1 Mack Expression 1 Mark (Grammatical accuracy, spelings) onal notice sent individually to people. There are two r Invitation is a kind of p invitations () Formal invitations Iccan be in the form of an invitation card, which is a formal way of inviting peopl al way of inviting peor (i Informal invitations be also in the form of a note or a letter, which is an infor tc to attend some particular funct instance, inviting relatives, friends, colleagues an occasion such as engagement, marriage, birth, death tation, It is an essential part of social etiquette, Informal invitations are addr freehand writing to friends and relatives. Formal invitations may be in the (a) Card or (b) Letter. They are addressed in a fixed format to a person in a depart having a designation, with proper salutations. |. FORMAL INVITATIONS In a formal invitation card, one starts with the designation of the organiser, followed name and address of the host, details about the date, time and venue of the function. The name of the chief organiser with ‘RSVP’ on the bottom left hand corner of the card CMM tur eee aed Formal invitations do not include the name of the addressee Formal invitations are always writen in third person Le. he, she or it are used in place ‘of |, you or we ‘The occasion, name of the invitee, name of the host, date, day, time, venue eic, a written in proper sequence, Some more details Ike name, designation, address etc, of organiser. sponsor or hos should be included Ia VIP s invited, then the name of that VIP should appear prominently. Invitations and Replies aD) Format of a Card You are opening an exclusive parlour for ladies. Draft a formal invitation for its inauguration with the necessary details, MWS FASHIONERS, ‘announce the opening of their exclusive Parlour for Women at 80, Mall Road, Nainital in | | }-~ Venue Snip | Inauguration OccasonEvert | ‘On Saturday, the 18th June, 20Xx Date and time at 11:00 AM | By Superstar Deepika Al are Coral Invited Free Haircut by Habib for First 10 Customers! RSVP | Manya Singh Contact details Phone: 059422-61XXX Example As Secretary of the Literacy Club of St Anne's School, Ahmedabad, draft a formal invitation in not more than 50 words for the inauguration of the club in your school. Dethi 2009 Ans ‘The Principal, Staff and Students of ST ANNE'S SCHOOL, AHMEDABAD take great pleasure in inviting you to the inauguration of the | | Literacy Club on Saturday, 25th August, 20XX at 3 PM in the School Auditorium [RSVP Secretary, Literacy Club hore 0120-34560Allimone ENGLISH CORE clas. Format of a Letter Sarvodaya Public School is organising its Annual Sport to invite Mr PK 5 principal wishes ing Sy ae in Draft a formal letter of invita rt neti the District Magistrate as a Chief Guest to preside over the fu be sent to the above-mentioned dignitary. - { Sarvodaya Public School | }. Senders adress E-7 New Mode! Town Shikohabad-283135 J Date 42th August, 20XX Mr PK Singh | | Receiver's name District Magistrate and address Civil Lines | Shikohabad-263135 J | | subject ‘Subject Invitation for Annual Sports Day os , Respected Sir fi wie Salutation vent) _| {lt @ matter of great pride that our schoo is celebrating its 25h Annual Gecasion| [Sports Day on 25th September, 20XX trom 10. AM at the school ground. || pate/Time/Venue We shall consider it a great favour if you could grace the occasion by | | presiding over the function as the Chief Guestandgiveawaytheprizes. | Solicting alineinreply orane-mailatsarvodayaacademy@gmailcom. | Subscrintion | Yours faithfully Principal _ Sender's name ‘Sarvodaya Public School and designation Example On 30th November your school is going to hold its annual sports day. You want Mr Dhanraj Pillai, a noted hockey player, to give away the prizes to the budding sportspersons of the school. Write a formal invitation in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion. You are Karuna/ Karan, Sports Secretary, Sunrise Global School, Agra. All India 2016 ‘Ans, | Sunrise Global Schoo! Hari Parvat, Near Delhi Gate Agra - 282002 ‘18th November, 20x Mr Dhanraj Pillai, New Delhi Subject Invitation for the School Annual Sports Day Respected Sir We shall be obliged if you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Chiet Guest at our school's Annual Sports Day to be held on 30th November, 20XX 2 PM at the school's sports field. eo Kindly confirm your acceptance by 23rd November and oblige. ‘Yours respectfully Karan (Sports Secretary)| ~ EXAM PRACTICE For Card | 1 You are a student leader of Apex Public School, Bengaluru. Draft an invitation on behalf of the Principal | for a musical evening to be held in your school 2 You are Chandra Mohan Singh of Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, Draft an invitation for your daughter Shradha’s martiage 3 As the President of the Spastic Society of India, invite all its members on 10th March, 20XX, to a dance programme by ‘Hema Ratna’ at 6:30 PM at Siri Fort Auditorium. Famous film personality Mrs Madhuri Mani has consented to be the Chief Guest 4 You are Faiz/Falak Mazumdar living at 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla. You decide to hold a dinner party to congratulate your grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary. Draft a format invitation in not more than 50 words to all family members to attend a grand dinner at home Delhi 2018 For Letter 5 Sunrise Global School, Agra is going to organise a one-act play competition in the school auditorium. You have decided to invite noted stage artiste, Nalini, to grace the occasion, Draft a formal invitation for her in about 50-words, You are Karuna/ Karan, Cultural Secretary. Delhi 2016 6 The literary club of your school is putting up the play ‘Waiting for Godiot’. As secretary of the club, draft an invitation inviting the famous writer Sudesh Gupta to be the guest of honour at the function. Write the invitation in not more than 50 words. You are Govind/ Gaur. AllIndia 2014 7 You have been asked by your Director to invite a team of students and teachers from SD Public School, Modinagar for a workshop on changes in CBSE syllabus being conducted by a reputed publisher of educational books, Write the invitation as the Secretary, English Literary Society of the ‘publisher. You are Sukanya/Satish. 8 You are Nainai/Nachaobi Kom, Head-boy/Head-gitl of Loktak High School, Manipur. Your school ‘wishes to honour an old student of your school, the famous boxer Mary Kom forall her numerous achievement by inviting her to the school Annual Day as the Chief Guest. Write a formal invite in not more than 50 words to be sent to Mary Kom requesting her presence on the occasion. All India 2019 8 Answers 4 The Principal, Staff and Students of | Apex Public School, Bengaluru take great pleasure in inviting you to a musical evening TARANA | 6:00 PM on 24th November, 20XX in the School Auditorium Phone : 011-268743X Dinner 9:00 PM | Principal ‘Musical Concert : 6:00 PMsingh s occasion ’ ea Mrs and Mr Chandra Mohan Solicit your benign presence on the auspicious of the marriage of their daughter Shradha ,, | “" Ritesh (S/o Mrs and Mr Satish Kumar Singh) | ~~ Programme Friday 10th December, 200% apne. re Wasa ar at Hotel Crystal Regency, New Delhi sco econ 10007 : ‘The President Staff and Members of e ‘on Monday, 10th March, 20XX D h a at Siri Fort Auditorium ;VL me 6:30 PM onwards The Spastic Society of India, | amon ten prsraty cordially seek the pleasure of your | (a Macrae inspiring presence at the | Chief Guest | ‘Admin Officer | Prove 011-238743%% cy Hema Ratna — wasisiniecnre and at the in the aid of spastic children co | 4 The children of Majumdar Family ] Solicit your benign presence ‘50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration | of their Loving Grandparents } on | ‘Sunday, 08th of May, 20%x | at our residence 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla from 7 pm onwards followed by dinner | Please accept the cordial invtati ai... tion and obliged Faiz/Falak Mazumdar Phone : 0123456789Invitations and Replies _— 5 | Sunrise Global School Hari Parvat, Near Delhi Gate Agra - 282002 Sth August, 20Xx Ms Nalini New Delhi ‘Subject Invitation for the School One-Act Play Competition Respected Madam We shall be obliged if you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Chiet Guest at our school's One-Act Play Competition to be held on 20th August, 20XX in the tii petition to be held on 20H NX i Kindly confirm your acceptance by 12th August and oblige. Yours respectfully Karuna (Cultural Secretary) 6 | Global Senior Secondary School Mahatma Gandhi Road ‘Saharanpur - 247001 45th September, 20XX Mr Sudesh Gupta New Delhi ‘Subject Invitation for the Screening of the Play ‘Walting for Godot” Respected Sir We shall be obliged if you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Guest of Honour at the screening of the play ‘Waiting for Godot’ by members of our ‘schoo''s Literary Club to be held on 28th September. 20Xx in the school auditorium 4 PM onwards Kindly confirm your acceptance by 23rd September and oblige. Yours respecttully Gauri (Literary Secretary) __@a Alljnone ENGLISH core Class 7 {The English Literary Society Anant Publications Ghaziabad-201007 20th September, 20Xx ‘The Principal ‘SDS Public Schoo! Raj Chowk Modinagar-201204 Subject Invitation for Workshop on ‘Changes in the Syllabus 2017-16 cee shop on the topic mentioned ‘The English Literary Society of Anant Publications has arranged a two-day works eel bx Manocer, above on 28th and 2ath September, 20XX at Shiva Auditorium, Station Road, Ghaziabad’ Fe Tritha, eminent linguist and resource person, has kindly consented to conduct the workshop . Kindly depute a team of four teachers and 12 students (9 each from Class IX, X. XI and Xil) of your schoo! to attend the workshop and send their names to us latest by 25th November, 20XX Looking forward to a prompt reply Yours sincerely Sukanya (Secretary) The English Literary Society , 2 - m lnphal, Manipur 15th Novernber, 20%x Ms MC Mary Kom Imphal Subject. Invitation as the Chief Guest for the School's Annual Day Respected Madam, ‘We shall be honoured if you could spare some time from your busy schedule to be the Chi ‘schoo!'s Annual Day to be held on 30th November, 20XX from 2 PM onwards in the eevee Kinaly confirm your acceptance by 23rd November and oblige Yours respectfully Nainal Kom Head Giri Mobile no BBO46xX00x: Invitations and Replies | FILINFORMALINVITATIONS Informal invitations are sent for personal occasions/to close friends or relatives. They are written in the form of personal lees. The style i telaxed and informal. Informal invitations can include personal feelings and emotions. Format You are opening an exclusive parlour for ladies, Write an informal invitation, inviting your best friend for its inauguration, 1H) | 23, Mali Road | Nainital Sender's adeross | Sth June, 20%x =" Dear Josephine, Sabsation | Einaly my dream ofcpeninganexcusveparourorades has come uel Well | have named it SNIP and do you know who's coming forthe Occasion | inauguration? Deepika herself! | The inauguration is on Saturday, 18th June, at6 PM. Do come. Oops Date and time orgotto telyouthelocation i'snextto Archiesand Cate Day | Venue | Yours affectionately ea | Subsoriton Manya | Senders name Example HOCUS-POCUS, the magic of focus, presents the Mother's Pride Baby Show. You are the Secretary, Mother's Pride Group. Prepare an informal invitation for the same. ‘Ans | yew. mothersprideoniine com ‘at June, 20%x Dear Parents ‘The Magical Baby Show is back, a show that wil showcase your baby's most spellbinding antics and qualities. Avail this opportunity and make your litle heroes turn info mega stars and super heroes, Mother's Pride network has the proud privilege to invite you on the occasion of the Mother's Pride Baby Show on Monday, 29th June, 20XX at all branches, Do participate and win prizes. For registration details, contact 931 06XXXXX. Secretary (Mother's Pride Group)formal invitation extended by the Manag 4 You are concerned due to wrong tobacco habits. Prepare ah int of United Smokeless Tobacco Association. pe a paying guest accommodati, 2 You are Sooraj vedi, Your friend Manav from Mabe desires in a pi Invite him to join Diwali celebrations with you at your residen from Mumbai is stayin idence. sn a paying quest accommodar 3 You are Pooja Sareen. Your brother Prateek f i : Invite him to join Diwali celebrations with you at your Tes: Answers 4 [United Smokeless Tobacco Association Delhi-110006 ‘2nd June, 20xx Dear Mr Bansal We all are aware of the social havoc and psychological upheaval caused due es ree en habits, The association takes pleasure to invite you to attend our next General y ee ie ‘agenda is 10 discuss the various provisions of the centval excise notification dated 1st ay oe ‘The meeting shall be held on 13th June at Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Marriott, Delhi-110006 from | to5:00 PM | For any query, you can contact Mr SK Malhotra (93127XXXXX). (Manager, USTA) 2. [ 41772, Block 8-1, Janakpur New Dethi-110058 11th November, 2015 Dear Manav, ‘You know that Diwall is approaching. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Diwali celebrations at my residence. We shall have great fun, Do join us for the ‘Puja’ and Diwali celebrations. Your affectionately ‘Soora} 5 SR ay a eae New Delhi ‘11th November, 20% Dear Prateek, You know that Diwali is approaching, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Di residence, We shall have great fun. Do join us for the ‘Puja’ and Diwali ce Saal Yours affectionately Pooja\y SS —— invitations and Replies ——_—_—_<—, eee res Bix) ‘Replies to Invitations Reply t0 an invitation is written to the host in response to the i : Formal Replies Formal replies involve a certain standard and form, Th I rm. They are usually very short and to the point. Ina formal reply, first of ill the invitation is acknowledged, for which thanks are written in hit am ‘aad es = eee i CP ee aren fx person. Acceptance is communicated or reg ind the occasion. In case of not attending, a specific reason is to be given Format Draft a suitable reply to the given formal invitation. Mrs & Mr KL Shastri request the pleasure of your company on the auspicious occasion of the wedding of their son MOHIT with MANYA (D/o Mrs & Mr Deepak Mehta, Jammu) on Monday, 15th October, 20xX at 7 pm at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10 Chandigarh - 160010 RSVP With Best Compliments from Manoj Shastri | 5135/3, Modern Housing Complex Relatives: | Manimajra, Chandigarh-160101 and } Phone 098210XXXXX Friends / Accepting the Invitation Mr Rakesh Rana ‘Sender of ply has much pleasure in accepting the kind invitation of | ~ Accepting invtation Mrs & Mr KL Shastri Hosts: to the marriage of their son Mohit on 15th October, 20XX at 7 PM. j~ Date and time Declining the Invitation (-—— Bipressing gratitude Sender of {Mr Rakesh Rana sincerely thanks reply Mrs & Mr KL Shastri Hosts for their kind invitation to the wedding of their son Mohit on 1th Date and | October 20xXat 7PM, butregretshisinabiliytoattendbecauseota | ae. prior engagement He wishes Mohit a blissful conjugal. ea citeAlljnone ENGLISH CORE Class) Example a his sister Your friend, PV Sathish, has invited you to attend the wedding ts his ng, Thus you cannot atic an important paper of pre-board examination on the day © verssing your regret. YOU are Pune, event. Write in about 50 words a formal reply to the invitation =P eth, Puneeta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai Ans [-M-114, Fort Road Chennai - 600009 16th March, 20% | Dear Satish loved to attend céding. |would have lov twas a great pleasue to rect you tation 0 atlond your ser TE ett sa | the wedding, but my pre-board exams are going on ‘ot be able to attend the wedding Yours sincerely Puneet Vi ie — Informal Replies In informal replies, simple language is used and the invitation is acknowledk communicated or refusal is regretted with a specific reason. Iged in first or second person. Accepranc Format Drafta suitable reply to the given informal invitation. | 5135/3, Modem Housing Complex | Manimajca | Chanaigarn | 18th September. 20% | My Dear Rakesh, | You willbe delighted to know that our son Mohit is getting married on 1th October, 20XX | Our would-be daughter-in-law, Manya, isa lecturer in a private college in the same city. | Your bhabiv, Mohit and | are looking forward to your presence at the wedding, with family | Yours atfectionately 15, Doctors’ Colony ‘Sender's adress! Bhopal-462004 Letternead ‘8th September, 20%X a =i e. Dear Kumar and Bhabhi = TEV ton Thanks a lo fr your invitation to Mohi’s wedding lam really stumpediHashe | Pessina grown so big? | still remember him as a little boy competing Pestering me for chocolates! - eae ‘Anyway, itis really a happy occasion and | will definite feat oning wh Renjna and fo de, Seoyousoon. meats. Lam Yours affectionately Rakesh JH Accepting the iwaton ‘Subscription Sender's name———— ~ | ———— o_o. 2 jvitations and Replies Nee Declining the Invitation 18, Doctors’ Colony ‘Bhopal-462004 Sender's address 16th September, 20xx Dear Kumar and Bhabhi Date Salutation Thanks a lot for your invitation to Mohit's wedding, Expressing gratitude Its alhappy occasion and I would have laved to join in all he festivities, but | Shaurya, our litte son is not keeping well and needs our constant care and attention ‘really fee! bad for missing the event. Please acoept my best wishes Yours atectionately Rakesh Dectining invitation ‘Subscription, Senders name Examples 1 Your friend, PV Sathish, has invited you to attend the wedding of his sister, Jaya. You find that you have an important paper of pre-Board examination on the day of the wedding. Thus you cannot attend the event. Write in about 50 words a formal reply to the invitation expressing your regret You are Puneet/ Puneeta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai. All India 2017 Chennai - 600009 ‘eth March, 20x% Dear Sathish | twas a great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend your sister Jaya's wedding, |would have loved to attend the wedding, but my pre-Board exams are going on and | have the ‘Chemistry paper on that day. Thus, | will not be able to attend the wedding Yours sincerely Puneet Vi : |‘All/none ENGLISH CORE c y. You cannot attend nniversary. You cai 2 Your friend, Manish Tripathi has invited you to attend his wedding TTT ot more than 50 itas you have a family get-together on the same day. Waite a POLES te nappiness on this ‘words, expressing your inability to attend the function and WN Paina, Compartment 29), Joyous occasion. You are Mita/ Mahendra Juneja 0! Ans. | Refusal (forma) | 5, Vasundra Colony | Patna - 800009 | 16th May, 20xx Dear Manish 3 sary on 23rd {twas a great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend your wedding ‘2 es cnn May. | would have loved to attend it, but | have a family get-together on Me MTT which many relatives are coming from outside Patna. Thus, | will not be abs ‘wedding, Please convey my best wishes to Anuja Bhabhi for the anniversary. Yours sincerely Mahendra Juneja 3 You are Pankaj Gupta and have received an invitation card from Sh AK eae Paine foal - ; ‘St Xavier's School, Dehradun to attend the school’s annual function. Draft a formal reply acceptance in 50 words Ans Acceptance (Formal) Mr Pankaj Gupta thanks Mr AK Sinha, Principal, St Xavier's School, Dehradun for his kind invitation to the ‘annual function to be held on 1st March, 20XX in the school graund. He is pleased to accept the invitation anc will attend the same, 4 You are Anshika Kapoor, 646, Defence Colony, New Delhi and have received an invitation from the Secretary, Bharat Vikas Parishad to attend a function on 15th July, 20XX. Draft a formal reply of refusal in not more than 50 words, Ans Refusal (Formal) ‘Anshika Kapoor thanks the Secretary, Bharat Vikas Parishad, for the kind invitation to the seminar to be held | 9n 15th July, 20X%. She regrets that due to some prior engagement she will not be able to attend the functor She conveys her wishes for the success af the programme 5 You are a social activist. You want to voice your opinion and take part in the discussion. Make a reply to the invitation given in Example 2 of ‘Informal Invitations’, confirming your presence for the meeting, Ans | Acceptance (Informal) 102, Gali No 23, Dariba Delhi-110006 ‘Sth June, 20xx Dear Shri Malhotra, | feel proud that the tobacco association is Promoting a virtual tirade ‘against the tobacco trade. Toxic ‘substances and obnoxious gases that create polliton and tovety sre : délighed 'o stlend tha mostng, pasion end fevety should nat continue any more. | shall ce! ‘Thank you for the invitation and best wishes. At Bansal Es ———__SELF ASSESSMENT SS ASSESSMENT 4 Having received an invitation for the you have to make a reply. Respond to you have received the pride Group. Make are Mrs Kapoor. General body mee the invitation, meeting given in Example 2, of ‘Informal Invitations’ Fegretting your inability to attend the meeting invitation given in Example lity to attend the meeting a prompt reply, con 1 of ‘Informal Invitations’ from the secretary, Mother's ¥: Confirming your presence for the baby show (along with the baby). You you are Akshay/Aakriti, You have been tnildren organised by the Lion's Chat gy mvt’ (0 Participate in a seminar on Fundamental Rights of secretary of the club. Your district. Respond to the invitation by writing a letter to the 4s Your school is organising the Annual Day Draft an invitation in not more oe nest mont in one of the prestigious auditoriums of your city. puawanisl cian enti s forget to include Sajjan Raj S/o a Miiiaittation se Ba serena Raj of Greater Kailash, New Delhi. Your father wants you to draft a mi on the occasion of your sister Amita’s wedding. Prepare the invitation. ee ction tor chive have been invited by the Lions Club to act as one of the judges for a fancy ae ren. But due to a previous engagement, you cannot accept this invitation. Write formal reply to the President of the club regretting your inability to accept the invitation. Tou are Aakash/Varsha. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend's sister during summer vacation. Respond to the invitation, regretting your inability to accept the invitation. Give a suitable reason. 8 You are Arun/Aruna. You have been invited to attend the birthday party of your friend's sister during summer vacation. Respond to the invitation regretting your inability to attend it due to being away on vacation. ‘9 You have received an invitation to attend the prize giving ceremony on the occasion of the Regional Social Science Exhibition. Write a letter to the Secretary of ‘The World View’ (the organiser of the exhibition) informing him about your inability to attend, Give suitable reasons. 10 You are invited by the unit of Boogie Woogie, a talent search organisation, to make a selection of the local bigjan singing teams for participation in the zonal competition and performance at the national level. But ‘you are not in a position to do so, because you have met with an accident. Wnite a letter to the convener Tegretting your inability to honour the request, explaining to him your position. You are Arun/Aruna Joglekar.