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> きょう の パーティー は **いつなんですか** 。

Is placing "itsunandesuka" correct when I'm trying to make a sentence which
means "When is today's party" while using the grammar pattern "ndesuka"?
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Have I placed "itsu" correctly in the sentence?
The position of いつ is correct and there's nothing wrong with your sentence,
but it's better to use 何時{なんじ} to ask for _when_ in this case.

> 今日{きょう}のパーティーは何時{なんじ}なんですか。

The nuance of using なん is that the topic of the party has already being
introduced as opposed to

> 今日{きょう}のパーティーは何時{なんじ}ですか。

Some people could _also_ argue that the first sentence is slightly more
friendly.

The word いつ is appropriate for any kind of situation and doesn't change
depending on **who is** speaking or **who you are** speaking to.
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