Grammar fix
give permission
allow
to officially or formally say that someone can do something.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
My parents didn’t give me permission to go to the party.
In my country, students must get their teachers to give permission before they can use their phones in class.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She gave me permission for leave early.
Say: She gave me permission to leave early.
'Permission TO + verb', not 'for + verb'. ('Permission for' takes a noun: permission for the trip.)
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
In speech natives 'give permission'; 'grant authorisation' is bureaucratic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
give permission to/for
- to leave
- for the trip
- written
- ask for