An example of a split infinitive is: "to boldly go." In this phrase, "boldly" splits the infinitive "to go."
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A split infinitive is a verb that has a word (usually an adverb) between "to" and the main verb.
Examples:
We like to often travel together.
He seemed to really enjoy the trip.
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This structure is known as a split infinitive. It occurs when an adverb is placed between "to" and the verb stem, such as in the phrase "to quickly run." Split infinitives are often considered grammatically acceptable in modern English, although some traditionalists prefer to avoid them.
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I chose to skip happily with Emily down to the river.
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An http://www.answers.com/topic/infinitive is the "to" form of a http://www.answers.com/topic/verb, as in "to play." A split infinitive is a http://www.answers.com/topic/phrase in which to is separated from the verb. The sentence "I decided to quickly and directly go home" contains a split infinitive. Some people consider it poor style, or even incorrect style, to split an infinitive. I prefer to think of split infinitives as generally unnecessary. Given a little thought, one can usually construct a better sentence. The sentence "I decided to go quickly and directly home", is more easily understood.
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A split infinitive is when the base form of a verb is combined with 'to': to dance, to walk etc, then if you place in an adverb between the two words, you end up with a split infinite. I.e. 'To boldly go where no man has gone before'.
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In modern English, it is generally accepted to split an infinitive if it helps to convey meaning clearly or adds emphasis. However, some people may still prefer to avoid splitting infinitives in formal writing.
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An infinitive is the "to" version of a verb, which is referenced but not conjugated.
It is normally considered "incorrect" to put adverbs between the "to" and the verb (split infinitive) but it is frequently used for literary effect, e.g. ..to boldly go where no man has gone before.
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A grammatical construction in which an adverb is placed to and the verb stem
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In English, there are two main types of infinitives: the "bare infinitive" and the "to-infinitive." The bare infinitive is the base form of the verb without "to" (e.g., "go," "see"), while the to-infinitive includes "to" followed by the base form of the verb (e.g., "to go," "to see"). Additionally, there are variations such as the split infinitive, where an adverb is placed between "to" and the verb (e.g., "to boldly go").
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Yes. There is no such thing as a "split infinitive." The term is a school-marmish over-correction. Sticking too many words between the infinitive marker "to" and its verb may make it harder for the hearer/reader to tell that the verb is tenseless, but "to boldly go" is perfectly clear, and it sounds better than "to go boldly," having a pronounced iambic rhythm.
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"to" as in "To err is human." It turns a verb into a noun or adverb. It works similar to a gerund, which is formed by adding -ing, as in "Erring is human." A split infinitive occurs when there are words between "to" and its verb, for example "to boldly go where no man has ever gone before."
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An infinitive is the "to" version of a verb, which is referenced but not conjugated.
It is normally considered "incorrect" to put adverbs between the "to" and the verb (split infinitive) but it is frequently used for literary effect, e.g. ..to boldly go where no man has gone before.
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"to watch"
Hence a slit infinitive is when someone inserts an adverb between the "to" and its verb.
The Star Trek saying " To boldly go when no one ......." is a split infinitive; the infinitive should be "to go" not "to boldly" - Correctly phrased the Star Trek saying should read:
"Boldly to go where no one...."
This is very good info, but if you are on A+ the complete infinitive phrase would be "to watch two movies in a row".
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The infinitive form of "am" is "to be," the infinitive form of "is" is "to be," and the infinitive form of "was" is "to be."
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you are derives from the infinitive of to be.
The infinitive that belongs to 'you are' is 'to be'.
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The word jogging is not simply an infinitive. An infinitive is [to + a verb]. To jog would be an infinitive.
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The infinitive form of "was" and "were" is "to be." The infinitive form of "are" is also "to be."
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Infinitive is the basic form of a verb. "Let" is the infinitive in this case.
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The classes are: auxiliary verbs and ordinary verbs. the infinitive of have is to have the infinitive of be is to be the infinitive of do is to do the infinitive of can is to be able the infinitive of must is to have to the infinitive of dare is to dare
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Oh, dude, the infinitive form of division is "to divide." It's like when you're about to split a pizza with your buddy, you're like, "Hey, man, we need to divide this evenly." So yeah, it's just adding a little "to" in front of the action. Easy peasy, right?
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The infinitive form of "has" is "to have." "Have" is the base form of the verb, and when used with "to" before it, it becomes the infinitive form.
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A bare infinitive is a linguistic term for the infinitive form of a verb, without the particle "to".
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Split infinitives make awkward speech and should be avoided. If one infinitive is split, creating another one will not correct the structure. Using the proper form in all infinitives is the best way to fix structure.
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The seismograph showed that the earthquake was very powerful.
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This probably refers to the absence or presence of the infinitive marker "to." In the sentence "I must go" the infinitive ( "go") lacks the marker, while in the sentence "I want to go" the infinitive has it.
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the infinitive for 'observons' is 'observer'
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Split infinitave
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The infinitive is formed from the present stem, often but not always with the infinitive marker to. In the sentences We like to run and We cannot run, the verb run is in the infinitive.
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