Have you read the story? The setting is in Scandinavia
The sentence “Abstain from all appearance of evil” is an imperative statement. These types of sentences usually do not have a subject and their structures consist mainly on the bare verb alone. The main purpose of an imperative statement is to give commands. So, in this sentence, there is no subject and it is commanding somebody to abstain from doing something.
Not sure exactly what you are asking for, but when you refuse permission, an appropriate response would be:
"I do not wish for my child to participate in today's events as I do not feel it will benefit his learning."
A good response to give permission:
"I give permission for my child to participate in today's events."
the store cloes at 9:00pm but, I can't leave before 10:00pm
