[Grammar] I forbade her to go// I forbade her from going.

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wotcha

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1. I forbade her to go.

2. I forbade her from going.


Sentence 1 is grammatical - as I know, and one of the web dictionaries says sentence 2 is also grammatical. Is it true? Is 2 grammatical and natural?

forbid ::
 
1. I forbade her to go.

2. I forbade her from going.


Sentence 1 is grammatical - as I know, and one of the web dictionaries says sentence 2 is also grammatical. Is it true? Is 2 grammatical and natural?

forbid ::

Yes, 2 is grammatical and natural. Are you sure 1 is right?
 
Well.. actually I'm not sure.
 
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