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split infinitive
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split infinitive,
A simple infinitive with to , having a modifier between the verb and the to ; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive .
"The use of the split infinitive is commonly considered to be ungrammatical, but by most grammarians it is considered acceptible." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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