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26 Sep 2014, 11:48
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I consider myself a decent speaker of English....but today I JUST discovered that one apparently should say
"forbid to" and not "forbid from". I have been saying this wrong MY WHOLE LIFE.
#Mindblown
Funny thing, I eliminated every answer that had "forbid to" automatically.
"forbid to" and not "forbid from". I have been saying this wrong MY WHOLE LIFE.
#Mindblown
Funny thing, I eliminated every answer that had "forbid to" automatically.
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26 Sep 2014, 12:03
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upon further googling (I really was that taken aback). It seem you can either say
Forbid + infinitive
or
Forbid +verb-ing
Is this correct?
is.
forbid to enter and forbid from entering are both correct? Some smarter person help me out!
Forbid + infinitive
or
Forbid +verb-ing
Is this correct?
is.
forbid to enter and forbid from entering are both correct? Some smarter person help me out!
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28 Oct 2014, 09:54
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The way we look at this idiom -- one is not categorically correct and the other categorically wrong. GMAT folks prefer the simpler Forbid you TO do something.
If we saw "forbid X from doing something" -- in one of the answer choices --- and the other "forbid X to do something" did not exist -- we would not necessarily eliminate the "forbid X from doing something" version.
We have an entire research report on this very concept. Here are our findings:
https://www.gmatpill.com/ebook/todo-vs-doing.pdf
If we saw "forbid X from doing something" -- in one of the answer choices --- and the other "forbid X to do something" did not exist -- we would not necessarily eliminate the "forbid X from doing something" version.
We have an entire research report on this very concept. Here are our findings:
https://www.gmatpill.com/ebook/todo-vs-doing.pdf
