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Understanding Infinitives & Split Infinitives

The document discusses infinitives and split infinitives. An infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by "to", such as "to be" or "to sleep". A split infinitive occurs when an adverb is placed between "to" and the verb. To identify a split infinitive, one finds the infinitive by looking for the word "to" followed by a verb, and then identifies any words between "to" and the verb. Examples of split infinitives include "to really pay attention" and "to always wear a helmet". Removing or rearranging the word between "to" and the verb transforms a split infinitive into a regular infinitive.

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Understanding Infinitives & Split Infinitives

The document discusses infinitives and split infinitives. An infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by "to", such as "to be" or "to sleep". A split infinitive occurs when an adverb is placed between "to" and the verb. To identify a split infinitive, one finds the infinitive by looking for the word "to" followed by a verb, and then identifies any words between "to" and the verb. Examples of split infinitives include "to really pay attention" and "to always wear a helmet". Removing or rearranging the word between "to" and the verb transforms a split infinitive into a regular infinitive.

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Infinitives and split

Infinitives
“Identification and production”
01
what are the infinitives and
split infinitives ?
What is the infinitive?
The infinitive is the base form of a verb. In English,
when we talk about the infinitive we are usually
referring to the present infinitive.
 To be
 To die
 To sleep
 To dream
What is the split infinitive?

An infinitive is a verb preceded by the word to: (to


write, to examine, to take, to cooperate). When an
adverb appears between to and the verb itself, we get
a split infinitive.
How to identify and produce
If we need change the
the split infinitives? Split infinitives to
infinitives, just need
change it’s positions
 The first step is to identify the
Example: To not know
infinitive.
how to swim is
 Identify the Word between ¨to¨
dangerous in some
and the verb
situations
This way is the easiest for identify
Not to know how to
the Split infinitives
swim s dangerous in
some situations
Examples:
 You have to really pay attetion

 Be sure to always wear a helmet when you ride a bike

 I ask her not to do that

 We were told not to go in there


Remember:
Infinitive is the Word ‘‘to’’ with the simple verb like:
● To do
● To be
● To go
And when the Word is between ‘‘to’’ and the verb, that’s a Split infinitive
Like:
● Be sure to always wear a helmet when you ride a bike.
Thannks for your
attention

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