Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Lesson 340. The title of the lesson today
is you invite someone 'to' an event not 'for' or 'in.' Okay. So let's take a look at
the note here. We usually invite someone to an event, such as a shower. You know,
like a wedding shower, a reunion like that a class reunion, family reunion,
party. We definitely invite people to parties. All of these are events. You
invite somebody to a wedding. That's an event. To a graduation, etc. So usually we
invite somebody to an event. Okay. Let's continue here. If we say we are going to
invite somebody 'for' something. We want to give them that thing usually. So for
example, you could say, we invited somebody for a drink . A drink, like an
alcoholic drink. So you're going to give them the drink. You're going to make them a
drink. You know, offer them some... I don't know whiskey or wine or beer. You invite
them for that. You know , so and if they go. If they come to your house , you don't
charge them money or anything. You're inviting them for that. You're going to give
them that thing. So you can invite somebody for a drink, for coffee, for a meal,
etc. So usually we invite somebody for something like that. Okay. So let's look at
the X here. This is where you know, students, especially students of ESL
might make a mistake. You know, they might say I was invited for my niece's
graduation. No. You should say I was invited to my niece's graduation. So of
course with the check, this is correct, with the X, that is wrong. Let's look at
the second one. I was invited in that meeting, or I was invited in that
conference. Of course, with the X, that's wrong. With the check this is correct. So
you should say I was invited to that meeting or I was invited to that
conference. All right. Good. And here's just again a couple of examples with "for."
After work he invited me for a cup of coffee. Sure or number 2 here. I invited
her over for dessert. Or you just say I invited her for dessert too. All right. Good.
And anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.