Learn English – active voice for the verb “is allowed”

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People are not allowed to smoke in this area.

If I change this sentence into active like this,

"No one allows you to smoke in this area."
Is it grammatical and natural?

Best Answer

It is grammatical, but in this context it sounds unnatural and does in fact change the meaning. A more natural sounding version would be along the lines of

The management does not allow smoking in this area.

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