In this statement, is the word "allowed" is omitted when the clerk is forbidding Victor from leaving the building?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
No, "allowed" is not omitted here. You could say "you're not allowed to leave this building" instead here, however, it is not necessary to use "allowed". "You're not to" is another way to express that someone isn't allowed to do something, without using the word "allowed". However, "you're not to" sounds a little more formal than "you're not allowed to", and so it is a little less common to use. Ex: You're not to touch anything in the store. Ex: The dog is not to sit on the couch.
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