Learn · Sentences Explaining Customs

In many cultures, guests are expected to bring a gift when visiting someone’s home.

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Sentence

Narrator

In many cultures, guests are expected to bring a gift when visiting someone’s home.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

When visiting someone's home, it's customary in many cultures to bring a gift.

Describing Habits

In my culture, we always bring a small gift when visiting someone's house.

Asking About Others

Is it common in your culture to bring a gift when visiting someone's home?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I were visiting someone's home in that culture, I would bring a gift.

Rephrased versions

Formal

In numerous cultures, the presentation of a gift upon visiting a private residence is expected of guests.

Casual

It's usual to take a gift when you go to someone's place in lots of cultures.

Simpler English

Many places expect you to bring a present when you visit someone's house.

Phrases to learn

expected to bring a gift

It is customary or socially acceptable to bring a gift.

someone’s home

A person's residence or dwelling.