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English Gurus Pls Help Out. by meme98: 9:09am On Oct 19, 2017
I just saw this from a notice board placed at the front of a school " PLS THERE WILL BE SCHOOL FEES DRIVE ". I really want to know if this is correct or if there is a better way of saying this.

Thanks!
Re: English Gurus Pls Help Out. by writeprof(m): 10:07am On Oct 19, 2017
The use of drive is contextually wrong. From this notice, the meaning of drive used is effort-an organised effort by a group of people to achieve something. (DRIVE for something) or (DRIVE to do something).
Thus, in the notice, school fees is not something they want to achieve but the payment of school fees.
So, it should read, 'There will be a drive for payment of School fees...'
although, this still sound verbose and somehow ambiguous.
Why not something like:
OPERATION SHOW YOUR SCHOOL FEES RECEIPT BEGINS NEXT WEEK.
Re: English Gurus Pls Help Out. by meme98: 11:29am On Oct 19, 2017
writeprof:
The use of drive is contextually wrong. From this notice, the meaning of drive used is effort-an organised effort by a group of people to achieve something. (DRIVE for something) or (DRIVE to do something).
Thus, in the notice, school fees is not something they want to achieve but the payment of school fees.
So, it should read, 'There will be a drive for payment of School fees...'
although, this still sound verbose and somehow ambiguous.
Why not something like:
OPERATION SHOW YOUR SCHOOL FEES RECEIPT BEGINS NEXT WEEK.

Thanks 4 dis!

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