8 Split Infinitives

Split infinitive is a phrase where an Adverb is put between to and infinitive.

The structure for Split Infinitive is as follows:
To + adverb/adverbial phrase + verb.

• You have to really take down the tent next week.
• He left the house to sleepy drive his car last week and after little while he had a car accident.
• They do not want to angrily go to work these days.

When adverbs need emphasis or when their function would not work anywhere else in the sentence we use Split Infinitive structure. There is no clear rule regarding this structure but if you doubt it, it is safer to not to split the infinitives.

When there is an adverb or adverbial phrase between “to” and “verb“, we call this structure Split Infinitive.

For example:
— “She decided to happily forget what her ex-boyfriend did to her.” = Adverb “happily” is situated between “to” and the “verb” forget and in this way it created a Split Infinitive.
— “The university allows students to easily make registrations.” = Easily splits “to” and the “verb” make.

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