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change the following sentence into passive:My father let me watch TV every morning=&gt; "I'm let to watch TV every morning "OR "I'm let watch TV every morning"Which is right?

Kooyeen · Accepted Answer

Hi,
I would say "I am allowed to watch TV every morning", maybe. I don't think I would ever try to change a sentence with "let" into a passive version, but maybe it's just me. I don't think I have ever seen the passive version... That's my opinion.

BarbaraPA · Answer

Seconding Kooyeen's response: I'm allowed to watch...

Oh! And welcome to English Forums!

Doanbichngoc · Answer

Thank everyone ! I know that we can use " Be allowed to V " in passive voice instead of"Let ..". But in this case I must use "LET". So help me point out the true sentense!

Goodman · Answer

This is not a good example for passive transformation.

Allowed - is the word choice. Let -is not a word choice in passive usage.

Doanbichngoc · Answer

Oh the problem is that . Someone say we can use usually LET in passive voice , someone say we can't.????

BarbaraPA · Answer

No one is saying to use "let" in the passive. All three of us are saying to use "allowed" in the passive.

Perhaps this is an American thing, since I am a native speaker of American English and Goodman and Kooyeen are both American-oriented.

Perhaps in British English, to say "I was let to..." is quite normal. It would sound completely wrong in American English. I cannot give you "the true sentence" because I would never say this.

Her mother lets her eat ice cream for breakfast! She is allowed to eat ice cream for breakfast. NOT She is let to eat ice cream for breakfast.

Some verbs don't work in the passive. In American English (at least) this is one of them.

Goodman · Answer

Hi GG,

We all agreed, the sentence in question sounded completely wrong. What do you think of this particular context?

A -Why is the kitchen all wet and muddy?

B -The dog was let in last night because it started to pour in buckets.

To be let to watch TV is just aweful..

CalifJim · Answer

doanbichngocchange the following sentence into passive:
My father let me watch TV every morning

=> "I'm let to watch TV every morning "OR "I'm let watch TV every morning"

Which is right?

If this is a class assignment, it is not a good one. Answer "I'm let to watch ..." if you must have an answer for the class work.

Note, however, that in all of Google there are hardly more than 30 legitimate instances of the use of "I am let to". Most of the hits are a quote from Shakespeare. Many others are a misuse of "let" for "led" or "left".

CJ

KateJS · Answer

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Perhaps in British English, to say "I was let to..." is quite normal. It would sound completely wrong in American English. I cannot give you "the true sentence" because I would never say this.

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No, you would never hear "I was let to..." in British English either.

Doanbichngoc · Answer

oh . That is interesting.There are many opinions about this problem . I have some books refering to passive :

*? Infinitives placed after passive verbs are normally full infinitives:

Active We saw them go out. He made us work.

Passive They were seen to go out. We were made to work.

let, however, is used without to:

Active They let us go.

Passive We were let go.

(A practical English grammar - a very famous book in Vietnam)

8.
Somebody + see/make/let + someone + do + something
? Someone is seen/made + to do something
? Someone is let + do something

Ví d?: He made me stay outside yesterday
? I was made to stay outside yesterday.
The teacher let us go home early last week.
? We were let go home early last week.

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