Let and allow let and allow to discuss permission. This week, we ask Husniye from Turkey to imagine that she ran a large zoo... but what will she allow William to do with the animals? Listen to find out!
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Both let and allow can be used to talk about giving and refusing permission.
Let
subject let object infinitive or prepositional phrase They let me go out and get a drink. They wouldn't let me back in.
Allow
subject let object infinitive with to They allowed me to go out and get a drink . She won't allow anyone to smoke in the office.
Allow (passive)
passive subject verb 'to be' allowed infinitive with to He
wasn't allowed to go out and get a drink. Nobody is allowed to smoke in the office.
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