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I didn’t like the meal and couldn’t eat all.
I didn’t like the meal and couldn’t eat it all.
I didn’t like the meal and couldn’t eat all of it.
Do not use
all
to replace a pronoun. Use
all
(or
all of
) with a pronoun: ‘She took six exams and
passed them all.’ ‘She took six exams and passed all of them.’
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DURING 2
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PEOPLE 1
allow
1
They also allow to the prisoners to keep birds.
They also allow the prisoners to keep birds.
allow sb to do sth
(NOT
to sb
): ‘The principal doesn’t allow them to wear jewellery to school.’
2
It’s not allowed to talk in the library.
You aren’t allowed to talk in the library.
Talking in the library isn’t allowed.
It
is not usually used as a preparatory subject before (
not
)
allowed
, especially in spoken English.
almost
1
I almost have forgotten what she looks like.
I have almost forgotten what she looks like.
The suitcase almost was too heavy to lift.
The suitcase was almost too heavy to lift.
See
Language Note at ALWAYS
2
My job takes me almost to every part of the world.
My job takes me to almost every part of the world.
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