Permission: 

Permission means having consent from somebody for doing something. 

It covers three activities.

1. Seeking permission 2. Giving permission 3. Refusing permission 

1. Seeking permission 

we can use these structures and utterances for seeking permission.

i. May I + verb1 --------?

May I come in, sir?

ii. Can I + verb1+-------?

Can I sit on this chair?

iii. Am I allowed to + verb1------------?

Am I allowed to go out?

iv. Am I permitted to + verb1------------------?

 Am I permitted to use the phone?


2. Giving permission: 

To give permission to somebody for something, we usually use

such structures and expressions as:

i. Yes, come in.

ii. Come in, please.

iii. Yes, you are.

iv. Yes, you can.

v. Yes, you may.

vi. Please, do. 

 

3. Refusing permission:

i. No, you can't. 

ii. Please, later on. 

iii. Sorry, it is not allowed here.

iv. I'm afraid. 

v. No, because I'm busy now.

 

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