Grammarly

JANUARY 19, 2024

One classic example of these non-rule rules is the common advice that infinitives shouldn’t be split—meaning no words should come between the to preceding an infinitive verb and the verb itself. In fact, it’s now widely acknowledged that there’s nothing grammatically incorrect about a split infinitive.

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Grammar Underground

JULY 18, 2022

You split an infinitive! The split infinitive is the term used to describe constructions like “to boldly go,” in which a word intercedes between a particle “to” introducing a base form of a verb like “go.”. When such a combination is severed or ‘split’ by the insertion of an adverb or adverbial phrase (e.g. ‘to

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Grammar Underground

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Reader Don in Los Angeles County wrote recently with a question about a well-known grammar issue called a “split infinitive.”. “I The short answer is yes, split infinitives are OK to use. Here’s the idea: “To go” is an infinitive form of a verb. The infinitive is the word after “to,” also called the base word.

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Grammarly

APRIL 3, 2023

Sometimes, this means it’s best to disregard an established grammar rule, like by splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition, to ensure that your reader easily understands your message. 7 Splitting infinitives You’ve probably been told that you should never split infinitives in your writing.

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Grammar Underground

JULY 24, 2023

For example: have you ever heard it’s wrong to split an infinitive? At least, not until I was flipping through my copy of Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage recently. If this book has a regular shtick, it’s debunking popular language prohibitions.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

Writing prompts are ideal for any form of writing, like fiction or nonfiction, journaling, copywriting , blogging , or poetry. List posts are one of the most popular forms of blogging. Blog Writing Prompts Write about the biggest challenge you have faced and how you overcame it. It was the worst of times.” Is there a pattern?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 20, 2021

  Some of those are indeed spurious, such as the rule against split infinitives. This post originally appeared at  The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on June 8, 2021, © University of Chicago. You ignore those sorts of “rules” at the risk of losing your audience.

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