A friend asked me to explain what a split infinitive is, so I thought I'd share my explanation with the folks who read my blog:
An infinitive consists of the function word "to" and the infinitive form of a verb: to + verb
| Example: | "to defeat" |
| "to blow" |
A split infinitive is when an adverb (usually a word ending in -ly) is inserted between "to" and the infinitive verb creating the form: to + adverb + verb
| Example: | "to soundly defeat" |
| "to royally blow" |
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