Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Given... welcoming

Is this sentence correct?

"He was given a warm welcoming party."


  

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Christine Christie Is this sentence correct? Yes and no. It is grammatical, but the commonness of the collocation "warm welcome" makes "warm welcoming party" infelicitous.

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Christine ChristieIs this sentence correct?

Yes and no. It is grammatical, but the commonness of the collocation "warm welcome" makes "warm welcoming party" infelicitous.