Is it correct to start a sentence with the infinitive of a verb without the "to"? [closed]

The context is: "Yes, your card made me close my birth month with a flourish! Receive it on the last day of April was perfect and very meaningful to me."

Is it correct to start the sentence "Receive it on the last day......" ?

Thanks!

Christina

In that context, no. It should be either a gerund ("Receiving it on the last day of April was perfect and very meaningful to me") or a to-infinitive (To receive it on the last day of April was perfect and very meaningful to me"). However, the gerund sounds much more natural; the infinitive sounds stiff and formal.

Typically, starting a sentence with the infinitive without to means the sentence is a command:

• Go ten miles down the road.
• Be strong for your mother.
• Take this card to your aunt.