"I do errands for my mother.The ones she allows I might be capable of doing."
What does the second sentence mean?
Is it supposed to be "The one she allows are the ones I might be capable of doing"?
allows here has the somewhat old-fashioned meaning of agrees/admits/concedes/thinks The ones she thinks I might be capable of doing.
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allows here has the somewhat old-fashioned meaning of agrees/admits/concedes/thinks
The ones she thinks I might be capable of doing.