(The) Presentation of the awards will take place in early October.

[z7655431]

A. "Presentation of the awards will take place in early October." (Vocabulary for TOEIC, Ivy)
B. "The presentation of the awards will take place in early October."

I know that sentence B is definitely correct. But how about sentence A?
Is it correct to say "presentation of the awards" without THE?
I know that if it's in a title, that'll be OK, like here. But here, it's not a title.

 

[GoesStation]

The original sentence is correct and natural.

 

[jutfrank]

The short answer is yes.

 

[Yankee]

And the long answer is: it's OK and you would typically see/hear a statement of that type without the article if the "awards" had been mentioned in some way previously.

 

[jutfrank]

you would typically see/hear a statement of that type without the article if the "awards" had been mentioned in some way previously.

Really? I don't agree. Could you explain further?

 

[Yankee]

Really? I don't agree. Could you explain further?

Unfortunately, because of the pandemic the MVP awards are postponed. Presentation of the awards etc.

 

[emsr2d2]

As the previous post indicates, the article could be omitted before "presentation", but not before "awards".

 

[jutfrank]

Unfortunately, because of the pandemic the MVP awards are postponed. Presentation of the awards etc.

Prior mention of the awards allows the before awards, but it doesn't have a bearing on The before presentation.

Is that what you meant? It appears the OP is asking about the first article in the sentence.

 

[tedmc]

I would use the definite article before "presentation" if there is only one presentation but omit it if there are more.

 

[Yankee]

OK. One more time. Any combination of the following would not be unusual. Context helps.

The usual Spring post-season awards are postponed. Presentation (or "The presentation") of (or "of the") awards will be held in October.