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==English== |
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===Noun=== |
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{{examples-right|examples=* '''To boldly go''' where no man has gone before |
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# An [[infinitive]] with one or more [[modifier]]s [[insert]]ed [[between]] the {{term|to}} and the [[verb]]. |
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===Usage notes=== |
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*The use of split infinitives has long been considered undesirable in formal speech or writing, because of models of Latin grammar where the infinitive is a single word and so cannot be split. However, most grammarians for at least the past hundred years have seen little wrong with the concept, and it remains a common construction in English. |
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===Related terms=== |
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*[[infinitive]] |
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====External links==== |
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* {{pedia}} |
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Revision as of 21:54, 15 February 2013
English
Noun
Template:examples-right split infinitive (plural split infinitives)
- An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the (deprecated template usage) to and the verb.
External links
split infinitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
