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Allow, Make, Force

January 6, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. They ...................................... me repeat the whole story.

Correct! Wrong!

Made is followed by an infinitive without to.

2. He ..................................... me to leave his home.

Correct! Wrong!

Forced is followed by an infinitive with to.

3. I was not ...................................... to meet them.

Correct! Wrong!

Allow is followed by an infinitive with to.

4. They .......................................... me to give in.

Correct! Wrong!

To force is to compel.

5. You ....................................... to smoke in public places.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Will you .................................... me to sit here?

Correct! Wrong!

7. Please ...................................... them go.

Correct! Wrong!

Let is followed by an infinitive without to.

8. I was ....................................... to pay for the drinks.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either could be used with little difference of meaning.

9. She was ............................................... to apologize to them.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either could be used here

10. We do not .......................................... children to stay up late.

Correct! Wrong!

Allow is followed by an infinitive with to.

11. He struggled to ........................................ himself understood.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I was ………………………….. to visit them whenever I wanted to.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. They made me repeat the whole story.

2. He forced me to leave his home.

3. I was not allowed to meet them.

4. They forced me to give in.

5. You are not allowed to smoke in public places.

6. Will you allow me to sit here?

7. Please let them go.

8. I was made / forced to pay for the drinks.

9. She was made / forced to apologize to them.

10. We do not allow children to stay up late.

11. He struggled to make himself understood.

12. I was allowed to visit them whenever I wanted to.

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