In which sentence can't you substitute be allowed to with ...

★ Modals for Ability, Possibility and Permission

In which sentence can’t you substitute be allowed to with could?

A. We didn’t have lessons on Friday afternoons, so we were allowed to leave school early.

B. My parents were very easygoing. I was often allowed to stay out late.

C. Mary was allowed to have her first sleepover when she was 9.

D. Adam was allowed to take the Tube on his own when he was 11.

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Which sentence is correct?

A. He can be able to speak three languages.

B. I couldn’t to find my front door key yesterday.

C. My grandmother can cook really well.

D. The Prime Minister wasn’t able answer the journalist’s question.