TO + infinitive or gerund: ADVISE, ALLOW, PERMIT, FORBID, RECOMMEND, REQUIRE
In this group, the verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis.s have the same meaning followed by either the infinitive or the gerund. The difference is in the way of usage. If the person who is advised/allowed/forbidden/etc. is mentioned, a to + infinitive follows, if not, a gerund.
The instructor advised checking the "Advanced Settings" option.
The instructor advised me to check the "Advanced Settings" option.
They don't allow smoking in this restaurant. (Smoking is not allowed in this restaurant.)
They don't allow people to smoke in this restaurant. (People aren't allowed to smoke in this restaurant.)
They don't permit smoking in this restaurant. (Smoking is not permitted in this restaurant.)
They don't permit people to smoke in this restaurant. (People aren't permitted to smoke in this restaurant.)
The authorities forbade entering the park because of a bush fire.
The authorities forbade us to enter the park because of a bush fire.
The plumber recommended buying a new water heater.
The plumber recommended me to buy a new water heater. (I was recommended to buy a new water heater.)
The project requires spending $70,000 in the initial phase.
The project required us to work in groups.
Comments and questions
Grrrrrrrr
waaaaa, I didn't understend allow and permit!! >.<
New sentences
I've added some new sentences for ALLOW and PERMIT. Hope they help.
allow + object
allow + objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action. + to + V
allow + V-ing
I think so ~"~
thanks !
Muchas gracias, ahora entiendo bien como usar este verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis.o.
What about passive?
And what is the situation with passive. For exmpl:
It is forbidden to +inf. or
It is forbidden +gerund.
I consider "it" as the objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action. and usually use to+inf. Is it correct?
If the active sentence
If the active sentence is...
They forbid smoking in this restaurant.
...then the passive sentence will have "smoking" as its subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy"):
Smoking is forbidden in this restaurant.
Or you can use the structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." "IT IS / WAS + adjectiveA part of speech that modifies, qualifies or restricts a noun or a pronoun. E.g.: The apples are ripe. ("ripe") + (FOR SOMEBODY) TO + infinitive":
It is forbidden (for guests) to smoke in this restaurant.
Check this page for more information: http://www.grammaring.com/it-is-was-adjective-for-somebody-to-infinitive
with recommend
It's correct to say
I liked very much this film I recommend you to go.
Mind the word order
Mind the word order in the first part of your sentence:
I liked this film very much, I recommend you to go and see it.
You could also say:
I recommend that you (should) go and see it.
Check out this page for more examples: http://www.grammaring.com/reporting-sentence-structure-verb-that-clause-...
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