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A letter about the meeting?



 
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A letter about the meeting? #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:22 am   A letter about the meeting?
 

Test No. errors/inter-3 "Sally and her Letter", question 1

Sally sent out several letters to members about the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to answer her invitation.

(a) sent out
(b) to
(c) about
(d) answer

Test No. errors/inter-3 "Sally and her Letter", answer 1

Sally sent out several letters to members about the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to reply to her invitation.

Correct entry: reply to
The error was: (d) answer

You have not found the error.
Sally sent out several letters to members for the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to answer her invitation.
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what's the difference here?
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A letter about something for somebody #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:07 am   A letter about something for somebody
 

Well,

A letter or a message is about something and for somebody.

For example:

This is a message for Richard. Do you know what it is about? There is a letter on my desk. Is it for me?

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Good point #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:45 am   Good point
 

point taken, but can I anwer to an invitation?
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A letter about something for somebody #4 (permalink) Tue May 02, 2006 10:27 am   A letter about something for somebody
 

Torsten wrote:
Well,

A letter or a message is about something and for somebody.

For example:

This is a message for Richard. Do you know what it is about? There is a letter on my desk. Is it for me?


Mr Torsten

why not "reply" here? Do I have to use "reply to" here? :?: :oops:

thanks a lot in advance

Stone
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A letter about the meeting? #5 (permalink) Thu May 04, 2006 14:59 pm   A letter about the meeting?
 

rich7 wrote:
Test No. errors/inter-3 "Sally and her Letter", question 1

Sally sent out several letters to members about the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to answer her invitation.

(a) sent out
(b) to
(c) about
(d) answer

Test No. errors/inter-3 "Sally and her Letter", answer 1

Sally sent out several letters to members about the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to reply to her invitation.

Correct entry: reply to
The error was: (d) answer

You have not found the error.
Sally sent out several letters to members for the proposed meeting but so far no-one has taken the trouble to answer her invitation.
_________________________

what's the difference here?


Dear Sir

why not "reply" here

thanks a lot in advance

Christina's son
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Reply #6 (permalink) Thu May 04, 2006 17:17 pm   Reply
 

Hi Christina328,

We answer a question but we reply to a written invitation.

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A letter about the meeting? #7 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:25 am   A letter about the meeting?
 

why we use:"..sent out several letter.."? Can you help me ? :(
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A letter about the meeting? #8 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:36 am   A letter about the meeting?
 

The correct phrase is 'send out several letters' because the word 'several' requires the plural of a noun. Which part of this phrase do you not understand? By the way, your question should read 'Why do we use ....?'

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A letter about the meeting? #9 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:44 am   A letter about the meeting?
 

Dear Sir.
Can you give me the differences between :" send out" and " send off"? I have difficulties in verb phrases. What should I do to improve my skill?
Thanks very much!
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A letter about the meeting? #10 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:48 am   A letter about the meeting?
 

To send off means to send somebody away especially because of a violation. For example, in sports a player can be sent off if he violates the rules. Send out simply means to dispatch.

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