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1. LET = GIVE SOMEONE PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING = POZWOLIĆ  

We use let as an infinitive no ‘to’ after ‘let’ -> LET TO

I can’t let you go there alone. Let me introduce myself. Our parents don’t let us eat sweets. 2. ALLOW = PERMIT (MORE FORMAL THAN LET) 

Person more important than the action When we want to say that we don’t allow someone to do something, we use TO after ALLOW -> ALLOW TO She didn’t allow/ permit him to go to the party. If I were you, I wouldn’t allow my daughter to wear high-heels.

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action more important than the person We use ALLOW in the GERUND (with -ing) We don’t allow/ permit smoking in our car. Some nurses allow visiting only in the afternoon.

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Using ALLOWED/PERMITED in PASSIVE VOICE To be allowed = mieć pozwolenie na coś

3. MAKE/ GET (SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING)  Używamy kiedy chcemy skłonić, namówić, zmusić, sprawić, by ktoś coś zrobił I got him to do it. I made the pupil read the poem. 

When we use MAKE in PASSIVE VOICE -> infinitive + ‘to’ She was made to repeat the story. (kazano jej powtórzyć historię)...