Sentence improvement – complementation after 'forbid': Replace the gerund with the standard 'object + infinitive' pattern ('forbid him to leave').

Given data

• Faulty: 'You cannot forbid him leaving.'

Concept/ApproachVerbs such as 'forbid', 'allow', 'advise' commonly take the pattern: verb + object + infinitive ('forbid him to leave'). A possessive + gerund ('his leaving') is sometimes grammatical but is less idiomatic with 'forbid' in modern usage and is not the keyed choice.

Improved sentence'You cannot forbid him to leave.'