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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To not go / not to go

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What if I want to say that she was granted a permission to not go to school





someone who seems a native English speaker made that sentence.



1. Is it also OK to say ~~~ greanted a permission not to go to school?
  

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Hi, What if I want to say that she was granted a permission to not go to school someone who seems a native English speaker made that sentence. 1. Is it also OK to say ~~~ greanted a permission not to go to school?

— Clive

  • Hi, What if I want to say that she was granted a permission to not go to school someone who seems a native English speaker made that sentence.
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  • Is it also OK to say ~~~ greanted a permission not to go to school?
  • This version is usually considered better.
  • We usually try to keep the infinitive (eg 'to go') from being interrupted by another word.
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Hi,

What if I want to say that she was granted a permission to not go to school





someone who seems a native English speaker made that sentence.
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moon7296she was granted a permission to not go to school
She was granted permission to be absent from school.

CJ
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