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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

wrong grammar?

Hi,

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However, this might not mean that all possible tasks can run in parallel at the same time, which leads to the situation that several capability subsets for the same device have to be defined, each allowing to instantiate/use all of the contained capabilities.
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Is the marked (bold+underlines) part of the sentence correct grammar?

If it is not, can it be fixed this way?

....each allowing all the contained capabilities to be instantiated/used?

mus-te
  

Top answer

The grammar seems fine to me though I don't fully understand that sentence.

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  • The grammar seems fine to me though I don't fully understand that sentence.
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The grammar seems fine to me though I don't fully understand that sentence.
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Thank you, Ivanhr!
IvanhrThe grammar seems fine to me
Let me explain why I thought the original sentence (its tail part at least) was ungrammatical...

(1) He was allowed to do whaever he wanted ( it is fine, isn't it?) ( = to allow in the passive is followed by an infinitive)
(2) He allows using his iphone ( an -ing form follows 'all
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Yes, you're right.The verb "allow" normally needs an object when used in combination with a to-infinitive (and your sentence doesn't have one).
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