Language Features of Formal Invitation
Language Features of Formal Invitation
Features of
Formal Invitation
Ike Prestinawati
Kompetensi 3.3 Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks,
04 Types of formal
invitation
Formal invitation
Formal invitation is an
invitation which follows a 1. Host 1. Wedding invitation
dignified form, tone or style 2. Standard expression 2. Business invitation
in agreement with the 3. Detail information 3. Students/parents
established norms, 4. Purpose invitation
customs, or values 5. RSVP 4. Event invitation
(Webster, 2012). The Generic
Structure Types
What
(card)
The generic
The Social Function
structure(letter)
The social function of invitation 1. Heading
is to invite someone to attend an 2. Date
event, to invite someone to come, 3. Salutation
to ask someone to attend an 4. Body
activity, and to ask people to take 5. Complimentary
part in an occasion. 6. Signature
7. Name of the host/position
1. Tenses
Simple Present Tense
Future Tense
Simple Present Tense
It is used to describe what the event is
Positive= S+V1+O/C Positive=S+is/am/are+O/C
Negative=S+do/does+not+V1+O/C Negative=S+is/am/are+not+O/C
Interrogative=Do/does+S+V1+O/C?
Interogative=Is/am/are+S+O/C?
Verbal Nominal
Sentences Sentences
Future Tense
It provides information about how the event will be held and also
represent an invitee will definitely attend an event.
Negative=S+iwill+not+V1+O Negative=S+iwill+not+be +C
Interogative=will+S+V1+O Interogative=will+S+be+C
Verbal Nominal
Sentences Sentences
2. Lexical features
Lexical features
Cordially Invited
Example : We welcome you to attend the event…
We would like to invite you to attend….
Special condition
Example : Day/date, time, venue, RSVP/contact
3. Capital Letter
and Punctuation
Capital Letter
First The social function of formal invitation is to
invite someone to attend an event.
sentence
Name of
person, Daniel Mananta, S.Pd
Tanjung, Tabalong
place and
General Manager
position