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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The employee who wasn’t let leave the office earlier was made to work more.

The employee who wasn’t let …… the office earlier was made……. more.
a)leave _ work
b)to leave _ work
c)leave _ to work (Answer Key)
d)to leave _ to work

Source: school exam

Hello,
I asked this question in WR forum but native English speakers told me that the sentence itself is still wrong with option C. They believe that the sentence does not make sense.
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/the-employee-who-wasn%E2%80%99t-let-%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-the-office-earlier-was-made%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-more.3218106/#post-16288214

They told me that the sentence should be written like this: The employee who wasn't allowed to leave early.

But why?

These two have the same meaning:
1. The employee who wasn’t let leave the office earlier was made to work more.
2. The employee who wasn't allowed to leave early.

Why isn't #1 correct?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

sb70012 The employee who wasn’t let …… the office earlier was made……. more. a)leave _ work b)to leave _ work c)leave _ to work (Answer Key) d)to leave _ to work The answer key is wrong.

— CalifJim

  • sb70012 The employee who wasn’t let …… the office earlier was made…….
  • more.
  • a)leave _ work b)to leave _ work c)leave _ to work (Answer Key) d)to leave _ to work The answer key is wrong.
  • The answer is d).
  • sb70012 They told me that the sentence should be written like this: The employee who wasn't allowed to leave early.
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sb70012The employee who wasn’t let …… the office earlier was made……. more. a)leave _ work b)to leave _ work c)leave _ to work (Answer Key) d)to leave _ to work
The answer key is wrong. The answer is d).
sb70012They told me that the sentence should be written like this: The employee who wasn't allowed to leave early.
This is
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CalifJim "let (someone) leave" requires "to" when expressed in the passive voice "(someone) was let to leave".
But I have some sentences and sources that disagrees with you. They say that "let" in the passive voice doesn't get infinitive "to".

Look at these examples:

1. Jim was just let go from hi
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I agree with the response you received at WR. None of the answers is correct. LET is not normally used in the passive.

He was let to leave is simply wrong in BrE.
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fivejedjonHe was let to leave is simply wrong in BrE.
How about "He was let leave" in BrE?

CJ
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sb70012Look at these examples:
I suspect "let go" is the only exception. It should be considered a fixed expression that means 'fired' or 'dismissed' (from employment).

CJ
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It may be that "(be) let to" + verb is rare, but I would not go so far as to say it's wrong.

In some of the examples below, I believe that the intended meaning is "(be) left to", though not in all of them; and some can be seen both ways (let or left).
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The final new addition was let to wait patiently on
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