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is this sentence correct
Is it correct and formal to say: "I'm writing to inquire if it's possible that you waive the registration fees for us" in an email to a conference secretariat? thanks.
5 nov. 2018 15:02
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Not quite. There is a grammar problem in the middle of the sentence.
You can't say 'if it's possible that you waive'. One way of correcting it would be this:
"I'm writing to inquire whether it's possible for you to waive the registration fees for us"
Now it's correct, but still informal.
Two ways of making a request sound more formal and more polite are to remove the contractions and to make the sentence a conditional, for example:
"I am writing to inquire whether it would be possible for you waive our registration fees"
5 november 2018
1
Sounds good! Instead of "if it's possible that you waive" I would write "if it would be possible for you to waive," but it's a subtle difference.
5 november 2018
1
It's not bad, but would be better a little simpler: "I'm writing to ask if it's possible for you to waive our registration fee" :)
'inquire' is a little harder to use; 'inquire as to whether you could.."
5 november 2018
1
I believe there is nothing wrong with thay, and it's polite and formal. :)
5 november 2018
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