Let & allow

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Form (allow in passive) Subject + to be + allowed (past participle)

For more about the passive voice, take a look the Grammar Reference, as well as hereand here.

Take note While you're here, here's another useful tip. In the active voice, allow takes the infinitive + to, but let does not.

They let him leave early to go to the doctor.

She let her brother borrow the car.

They allowed him to leave early to go to the doctor.

She allowed her brother to borrow the car.