Using the verb "to allow"

Allow can be followed by an object + the infinitive, by a gerund, or by a noun. The gerund is used when the subject of the action the gerund describes is unnecessary, as in for general statements.

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Examples
  • Her parents allowed her to go to the party.
  • Her parents don't allow smoking in the house.
  • My parents don't allow dogs.
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