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.daily life
- In my country, students must get their teachers to give permission before they can use their phones in class.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: give permission (to someone) (to do something)
WrongShe gave me permission for leave early.
RightShe gave me permission to leave early.
'Permission TO + verb', not 'for + verb'. ('Permission for' takes a noun: permission for the trip.)
Patterngive permission (to someone) (to do something)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
In speech natives 'give permission'; 'grant authorisation' is bureaucratic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
give permission to/forto leavefor the tripwrittenask for
Don't confuse it
Similar to 'allow', but 'give permission' is more formal and often used in official or written situations.