Avoid 'allows to' (#2685)

* Avoid 'allows to'
Closes #2380

chapters/annotations.tex

@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ \subsection{Version Date and Build Information}\label{version-date-and-build-inf
 \item
   \lstinline!revisionId! is a tool specific revision identifier
   possibly generated by a source code management system (e.g.\ Subversion
-  or CVS). This information allows to exactly identify the library
+  or CVS). This information exactly identifies the library
   source code in the source code management system.
 \end{itemize}
 

chapters/classes.tex

@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ \subsection{Component Variability Prefixes discrete, parameter, constant}\label{
 constant variables. Additionally, the parameter prefix allows a
 convenient graphical user interface in an experiment environment, to
 support quick changes of the most important constants of a compiled
-model. In combination with an if-clause, a parameter prefix allows to
-remove parts of a model before the symbolic processing of a model takes
+model. In combination with an if-clause, a parameter prefix allows
+removing parts of a model before the symbolic processing of a model takes
 place in order to avoid variable causalities in the model (similar to
 \lstinline!#ifdef! in C). Class parameters can be sometimes used as an alternative.
 

chapters/dae.tex

@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ \chapter{Modelica DAE Representation}\label{modelica-dae-representation}
   the relations changes its value an event is triggered, i.e., the exact
   time instant of the change is determined and the integration is
   halted. As discussed in \cref{events-and-synchronization}, relations which depend only on
-  time are usually treated in a special way, because this allows to
-  determine the time instant of the next event in advance.
+  time are usually treated in a special way, because this allows
+  determining the time instant of the next event in advance.
 \item
   At an event instant, \eqref{eq:hydrid-dae} is a mixed set of algebraic equations which
   is solved for the Real, Boolean and Integer unknowns.

chapters/functions.tex

@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ \section{Record Constructor Functions}\label{record-constructor-functions}
 is found in the global scope, and thus cannot be modified.
 
 \begin{nonnormative}
-This allows to construct an instance of a record, with an
+This allows constructing an instance of a record, with an
 optional modification, at all places where a function call is allowed.
 
 Examples:

chapters/operatorsandexpressions.tex

@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ \subsubsection{spatialDistribution}\label{spatialdistribution}
 solver.
 \end{nonnormative}
 
-\lstinline!spatialDistribution! allows to approximate efficiently the solution of the infinite-dimensional problem
+\lstinline!spatialDistribution! allows the infinite-dimensional problem below to be solved efficiently with good accuracy
 \begin{align*}
 \frac{\partial z(y,t)}{\partial t}+v(t)\frac{\partial z(y,t)}{\partial y} &= 0.0\\
 z(0.0, t) &= \mathrm{in}_0(t) \text{ if $v\ge 0$}\\
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ \subsubsection{spatialDistribution}\label{spatialdistribution}
 z(y+\int_{t}^{t+\beta} v(\alpha) \mathrm{d}\alpha, t+\beta) = z(y, t),\quad\text{for all $\beta$ as long as staying inside the domain}
 \end{equation*}
 
-This allows to directly compute the solution based on interpolating the
+This allows the direct computation of the solution based on interpolating the
 boundary conditions.
 
 \lstinline!spatialDistribution! can be described in terms of the pseudo-code given as a block:

chapters/revisions.tex

@@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@ \subsection{Contributors to the Modelica Language, Version 3.2}\label{contributo
 and demonstrated its use on a vehicle dynamics example. Utilizing the
 prototype implementation, Francesco Casella demonstrated with a model of
 a thermal power plant with 390 iteration variables of the initialization
-problem, that an appropriate usage of the homotopy operator allows to
-reliably initialize the system without providing guess values for the
+problem, that an appropriate usage of the homotopy operator allows the
+system to reliably initialized without providing guess values for the
 iteration variables. This was a strong indication that the homotopy
 operator will indeed improve initialization in Modelica significantly.
 
@@ -1426,13 +1426,13 @@ \subsection{Main changes in Modelica 3.1}\label{main-changes-in-modelica-3-1}
   URIs can be used for links in html-documentation and for the Bitmap
   annotation (such as: \filename{modelica://Modelica.Mechanics/C.jpg} for image
   \filename{C.jpg} that is stored in the directory of package
-  \lstinline!Modelica.Mechanics!). This allows to store resources in a package on
+  \lstinline!Modelica.Mechanics!). This allows storing resources in a package on
   persistent storage and to reference resources via package and resource
   names.
 \item
   \emph{Annotation} \lstinline!connectorSizing! to automatically enlarge a
   vector of connectors and connect to a free element of this vector when
-  a connection line is drawn. This allows to improve the user
+  a connection line is drawn. This allows improving the user
   convenience, especially for state machine and fluid models.
 \item
   \emph{Annotation} \lstinline!inverse! to define inverses of functions. This
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ \subsection{Main Changes in Modelica 3.0}\label{main-changes-in-modelica-3-0}
   New annotations for graphical annotations in \cref{annotations-for-graphical-objects}:\\
   New attribute \lstinline!Smooth = enumeration(None, Bezier)! for graphical objects
   and connection lines (Bezier defines a Bezier spline).\\
-  New attribute \lstinline!visible! in \lstinline!record Placement! allows to make a graphical
+  New attribute \lstinline!visible! in \lstinline!record Placement! allows making a graphical
   annotation invisible (e.g.\ after inheritance).\\
   New attributes \lstinline!startAngle!, \lstinline!endAngle! in record ellipse to define part
   of an ellipse.\\

chapters/synchronous.tex

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \chapter{Synchronous Language Elements}\label{synchronous-language-elements}
   equations where this variable is used, with the exception of as
   argument to certain special operators, belong also to this clock, as
   well as all variables that are used in these equations. This property
-  is used for \emph{clock inference} and allows to define an associated
+  is used for \emph{clock inference} and allows defining an associated
   clock only at a few places (above only in the sampler, whereas in the
   discrete controller and the hold the sampling period is inferred).
 \item
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ \section{Continuous-Time Equations in Clocked Partitions}\label{continuous-time-
 integration method between clock ticks.  With this feature, it is for example possible to invert the nonlinear dynamic model of a plant, see (Thümmel et.al. 2005), and use it in
 a feedforward path of an advanced control system that is associated with a clock.
 
-This feature also allows to define multi-rate systems: Different parts of the continuous-time model are associated to different clocks and are solved with different integration
+This feature also allows defining multi-rate systems: Different parts of the continuous-time model are associated to different clocks and are solved with different integration
 methods between clock ticks, e.g., a very fast sub-system with an implicit solver with a small step-size and a slow sub-system with an explicit solver with a large step-size.
 \end{nonnormative}