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make, let, allow / permit
Finish the second sentence so that it has the
Make, in the active voice, can be followed by an same meaning as the previous one.
object and an infinitive without 'to', to mean 1 They refused to let me enter the building.
force / cause someone to do something.
permitted / allowed to enter the
They made him tell the truth. I was not _____________________________________
In the passive voice, however, it is followed by a building.
to - infinitive. 2 I asked for my father's permission to drive the car that day.
He was made to tell the truth.
me drive the car today, father,' I asked.
Let, in the active voice, is followed by an object ‘Let _________________________________________
and an infinitive without 'to'.
My father will not let me go to the cinema. 3 Don't insist on my speaking to him again.
Let is not used in the passive voice. Instead we use
me speak to him again.
the passive form of the verb allow. Don't make ___________________________________
I won't be allowed to go the cinema.
Allow and permit are used instead of let in the 4 They forced the suspects to lie on the ground for several
passive voice followed by a to-infinitive. hours.
I shall not be allowed / permitted to go to the
to lie on the ground
cinema with them. The suspects were made _________________________
for several hours.
_____________________________________________
Words often confused
Now use the correct form of the words on the left to
complete the sentences below.
make
makes
1 She ________________ her own clothes.
produce by work or action; cause sth
to be or become
construct 2 According to the Old Testament, God
created
make sth, esp. large, solid and strong ________________ the earth in six days.
by putting parts together
build 3 They __________________________ bowls from clay.
formed/created/made
form or construct from parts
create
produced
4 Insulin is ________________ by the pancreas.
cause to exist or happen
produce
built
grow or bring into existence naturally 5 This house was ________________ in 1932.
form
construct
give shape or structure to sth; develop 6 They are planning to ________________ a new
supermarket near our house.
made
7 The news of her promotion ________________ her
happy.
form
8 The socialist leader was asked to ________________ a
government.
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