SPEAKING

Expressing Prohibition

Expressing prohibition

To express prohibition the following expressions are used.

To express prohibition you can use:

  • It is prohibited to …
  • You aren’t allowed to …
  • You mustn’t …
  • You aren’t permitted to …
  • It is forbidden to …

 Examples:

  • prohibitionParking is strictly prohibited between these gates.
  • Students aren’t allowed to come too late to school.
  • Drivers mustn”t park their cars here.
  • It is forbidden to walk on grass.
  • Smoking isn’t permitted in hospitals.
  • People aren’t permitted to throw rubbish here.

Dialogue:

Notice how prohibition is expressed in this dialogue

The security agent: Hey, you. What are you doing here? You aren’t allowed to enter this building.
Mr O”Brian: Sorry, but I have an appointment with Dr Leila O”Biran. She’s my daughter.
The security agent: Show me your ID card please.
Mr O”Brian: Here you are, sir.
The security agent: Well…That sounds OK. Dr Leila O”Brian is in the 3rd floor. You can take the lift sir.