by sheila_admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
The Infinitive is the base form of the verb: be, have, walk… Often the infinitive is introduced by the particle, to: to be, to have, to walk… Note that when the infinitive is on its own it’s sometimes known as the Bare Infinitive; when it’s...
by sheila_admin | Jun 25, 2012 | English Usage, Parts Of Speech
Split Infinitives are a construction in English when the infinitive of a verb is cut in half by another word. For example: Infinitive: to see Split Infinitive: to barely see The infinitive is most often split by an adverb or adverbial phrase. I attempted to...