| 单词 | infinitive |
| 例句 | With the infinitive, use persuade: We were persuaded to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, in many cases a quantifier naturally floats leftward away from the verb, unsplitting the infinitive, as in the examples on the right: It seems monstrous to even suggest the possibility. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Theodore Bernstein, The Careful Writer: “There is nothing wrong with splitting an infinitive... except that eighteenth- and nineteenth- century grammarians, for one reason or another, frowned on it.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As Copperud wrote, “Shall, then, seems well on the way to extinction, much like the hapless Scot.” split infinitives. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Encarta World English Dictionary: “There is no grammatical basis for rejecting split infinitives.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The truth is that the phrase “split infinitive” is misleading. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As a preposition, a word that positions other words, the to lets us know an infinitive is coming. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z An infinitive is a verb in its simplest form, right out of the box. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With the infinitive, use forbid: She was forbidden to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Statesmen are not called upon only to settle easy questions.28 I find it hard to specify when not to split an infinitive. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z With the infinitive, use eager instead: / was eager to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a by-product of the famous superstition about splitting an infinitive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With the infinitive left split—The board voted to immediately approve the casino—it can only be the approval. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z If you keep the infinitive, use did not permit instead: We did not permit him to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I find it hard to specify when to not split an infinitive. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Random House Dictionary: “Nothing in the history of the infinitive in English ... supports the so-called rule, and in many sentences ... the only natural place for the modifying adverb is between to and the verb.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Since to isn’t really part of the infinitive, there’s nothing to split. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the to isn’t actually part of the infinitive and isn’t always necessary: Blackbeard helped him escape. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Writers of English have been merrily “splitting” infinitives since the 1300s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s a list of words that shouldn’t be followed by infinitives: anxious: / was anxious about going. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In each of the examples below, unsplitting the infinitive either changes the sense or leads to garble: The policy of the Army at that time was to not send women into combat roles. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A sentence often sounds better when the to is close to the infinitive: Dilbert decided to mention dating in the workplace. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And now we are in danger of being swamped by the dastardly Chinese, Brazilians and Russians who will hammer us into the floor with their superior grasp of split infinitives. Is good grammar still important? 2013-05-11T23:06:18Z It begins "I watched thee when the foe was at our side" and the last stanza has the greatest split infinitive in literature. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z In another time and another place, he could be a crusty old colonel who feels impelled to write to the Telegraph every time he finds yet another split infinitive. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z England losing a penalty shoot-out at major tournaments is one of the first things on the curriculum, just after self-loathing and split infinitives. The Hard Sell: Mars 2012-06-01T23:05:41Z There is violent disagreement in the comments, however, over their definition of an infinitive as one word. Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z "The 'to' is in fact what makes an infinitive an infinitive," writes one reader. Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z By this she did not mean something Lynne Trussy – the odd misplaced apostrophe or split infinitive – but substantial errors in form, style, continuity, and judgment that she regularly encountered in novels from respectable publishing houses. The importance of good editing 2012-06-14T14:04:47Z One of my English teachers once told us that the critic Helen Gardner's last words were: "My dear, try never to split your infinitives." Grammar rules everyone should follow 2013-05-09T13:56:00Z Split infinitives are worth avoiding to keep pedants at bay, but there's nothing actually wrong with them, and a split infinitive is preferable to an inelegant alternative. Grammar rules everyone should follow 2013-05-09T13:56:00Z Several chalkboard placards display notes on different topics, including the definition of an infinitive, the four types of tissue, and capital cities in New England. Worried about racism’s impact on her biracial son, a mother looks at home schooling 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Split infinitives in particular, he snaps, are “a thorn in my side.” Review | Good grammar is essential to the D.C. judicial history lesson that is ‘Trying’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Agency returns with the subsequent litany of infinitives: "to walk", "to pass", etc, but the dominance is still hard-won and in combat with real danger. Poem of the week: H?m (noun) by Jen Hadfield 2010-07-05T11:11:00Z An early idea was to use circular facing mirrors on platforms to create infinitive reflections. Tube's birthday art project 2013-02-07T17:35:26Z They also set out to blow up "perhaps the biggest grammar myth of all ... the infamous taboo against splitting an infinitive". Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z Photograph: Alamy Considering the rage a split infinitive can incite among language pedants, they are really asking for trouble. War of wordcraft: invitation to write dictionary puts language nerds on alert 2012-07-18T11:08:04Z In English, an infinitive is also one word. Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z It seems to me, that we ever regard the to of the infinitive as inseparable from its verb. Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z The rule against splitting infinitives was supposedly invented by Dryden, by analogy with Latin, in which the infinitive is a single word. Grammar rules everyone should follow 2013-05-09T13:56:00Z The NI Civil Service did remove the split infinitive of "to boldly go", replacing it with a more grammatically correct version. Good Friday Agreement: NI Executive likened to Starship Enterprise 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Correct French would not have used the infinitive “tuer,” but rather the past participle, ending with an “e” to agree with the female writer, Ms. Marchal. A Socialite, a Gardener, a Message in Blood: The Murder That Still Grips France 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z His father had strong views about ending a sentence with a preposition and thought it a “heinous sin” to split an infinitive. House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Occasionally, when a fellow politician was speaking, he would cry out, “Split infinitive!” ‘Order! Order!’: Parliament Speaker Is Brexit’s Surprise Star and Villain 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Besides, the judge added, “I am confident that my former clerk did not play a substantial role in writing this brief. If he had, there would be no fewer than four split infinitives.” ‘He has torn my head off’: Manafort judge known for being tough during trials 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Do you go out of your way to avoid splitting infinitives, make gargling noises in the “10 items or less” queue, and have strong feelings about the word “whom”? Take a jersey: you’re team prescriptivist. Don’t press send … The new rules for good writing in the 21st century 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z A split infinitive is when other words creep into the middle of an English infinitive. To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Even today, I have felt the urge to run that red light, or to boisterously split infinitives. If Tech Execs Act Like Spoiled Brats, Should We Spank Them? 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z These rules also discourage unattended anaphoric pronouns and say that split infinitives should be rarely used. Scientific language is becoming more informal 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z “Well, actually, he’s dead. But you’re going to listen to this song because it has a lot of infinitives.” Teacher learns about life as an American in Hiroshima 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z English teachers were once satisfied if they could prevent their pupils from splitting infinitives. ‘Use More Expressive Words!’ Teachers Bark, Beseech, Implore 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z The Victorians decided that splitting an infinitive was a grammatical mistake, and some people still agree with them. To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z In 1967, he made a list of action-minded infinitives—“to roll,” “to crease,” “to fold,” “to bend”—and he started making works that demonstrated each one. For over 50 years, WSJ. Magazine’s 2015 Art Innovator has pushed boundaries with his dramatic sculptures and drawings that explore gravity, space and time 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Conceptually, the physicality involved in making “A Roll in the Way” evokes the infinitives Mr. Serra used to describe his own process, among them “to lift,” “to roll,” “to drop,” “to arrange” and “to hide.” At Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Conversation Between Works and Over Decades 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z We wanted three parallel phrases, but “tentative” doesn’t really work with an infinitive like this. Do the Math 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z With the infinitive left unsplit – "The board voted to immediately approve the casino" – it can only be the approval. Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z But surely split infinitives don’t stop being mistakes just because more people use them? To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Split infinitive and all, the Times reports, “The new type of surveillance court orders envisioned by the administration would require phone companies to swiftly provide records in a technologically compatible data format.” Noam Chomsky’s nightmare: Once again, you can’t trust the New York Times 2014-03-26T23:00:00Z He promises his book isn’t about indefinite articles, split infinitives and other things his teachers taught. Back-to-school books that help ease worries 2013-08-20T21:17:12Z Don't start a sentence with but Avoid splitting an infinitive Never end a sentence with a preposition Sometimes you should use "that" and sometimes "which". 10 questions on grammar 2013-05-13T23:56:09Z "I find it hard to specify when to not split an infinitive." Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z However, now that most people, including language experts, are relaxed about split infinitives, that changes. To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Another transgressor was Transport for London for its sign "It is safer to stay on the train than attempting to get off" - mixing up gerund and infinitive. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z Another time, he interrupted a government minister to say, “Do not split infinitives.” The Saturday Profile: John Bercow, House of Commons Speaker, Seeks to Quell the Unruly 2013-04-26T23:38:30Z Strongly desirous; Ð followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z "I find it hard to specify when not to split an infinitive." Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Ben was also the old infinitive: ½To ben of such power.¸ Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Mount says the split infinitive is perfectly acceptable. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z And English verb forms, like past participles, gerunds and infinitives, can be difficult to master, since Chinese verbs are unchanging. International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges 2012-02-04T23:32:18Z Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Among the many challenges of writing is dealing with rules of correct usage: whether to worry about split infinitives, fused participles, and the meanings of words such as "fortuitous", "decimate" and "comprise". Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; Ð followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The split infinitive is the most celebrated of grammar conundrums. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z I made my fifty words express everything I had to say, and to simplify matters only used the verbs in the infinitive and nouns in the nominative. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Some of the sentences are incorrect because they contain split infinitives. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The history of the infinitive makes it clear how little distinction must have been felt at the outset between the noun and the verb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z There is precedent from the fourteenth century downward for interposing an adverb between to and the infinitive which it governs, but the construction is in disfavor and is avoided by nearly all careful writers. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z Miss Ella MacMahon's latest novel is somehow a little flat; not even the splintered infinitive on the first page could impart any real snap to it. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z Pope. µ Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The Infinitive The infinitive is distinguished by the word to, either expressed or understood. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Various cases, such as the locative, the dative or the instrumental, are employed in Vedic Sanskrit in the sense of the infinitive, besides the bare stem or neuter formed by the suffixes man and van. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The termination -ing is here the sign of the infinitive mood after the verb shall. Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance 2011-07-27T02:00:29.703Z She is "averse to"; she has even been known to split her infinitive, and to say "and which" without remorse. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z Again, the infinitive, in its classical sense, is unknown in most, probably in all, American languages. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Very and real, distinguished, 81 Voice, active and passive, defined, 84; of the participle, 109; of the infinitive, 110. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Another form of adverb is the infinitive, the adverbial force of which appears clearly in such a phrase as “A wonderful thing to see.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z She is not a bit of a purist and thinks more of a good thought forcefully put than of a slip in the way of a split infinitive. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Disclosure: Like the panelists, I work at the University of Chicago, but I work with split infinitives, not split atoms, in the Humanities Division. Safer Nuclear Reactors Impeded By Marketplace, Expert Says 2011-04-22T13:24:12Z In the Mexican, the infinitive is incorporated in the verb as an accusative, and the verb is put in the future of the person spoken of. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Formation, of participles, 21 ff.; of possessive case, 67; of infinitives, 110. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The Latin infinitive in -re for -se has the same origin, amare, for instance, being the dative of an old stem amas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In Esperanto the infinitive is almost always used without a preposition, whereas in English the preposition "to" nearly always precedes the verb. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z "I'm very sorry I split an infinitive," I told David. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z None of these devices fullfils all the uses of the infinitive, and hence they are all inferior to it. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z A year or so ago they would have pretended that they did not like it because the author split some infinitives. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z The suffix in -um is an accusative, like the corresponding infinitive of classical Sanskrit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The infinitive, used thus as the subject, resembles a noun, but, of course, never takes the article before it. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z I didn't know what a split infinitive was until I was in high school, and I got along just as well without knowing. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z The other indicates in the verb “to be” also the connection of persons with the infinitive and gerund, and is therefore of the nature of a possessive. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z All the enthusiastic Rocky Kansas partisans in the gallery began to split infinitives to show their contempt for Benny Leonard and all other stylists. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z This origin of the infinitive explains the Latin construction of the accusative and infinitive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The infinitive, or its noun, is used for the gerund, or a gerundial phrase in English. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Its inflections are -as present, -is preterite, -os future, -us conditional, -u imperative and subjunctive, -i infinitive, together with the following participles:— Active. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The infinitive also ends in en, often e, always syllabic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The infinitives both preserve or drop the final n, as is the rule with the Midland dialect; the form of the past participle with n accords with the use of the Northern writers. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z He splits his infinitives and fills them up with adverbial stuffing. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z Sometimes the infinitive is used when we use another mood or the participle. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z She gets an earful, she said, when she writes that there is nothing horrific about, say, splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition. NYC: Subjects And Verbs As Evil Plot 2011-01-14T03:20:01Z He was a strong partisan of the “split infinitive.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z "To hog" is the vulgar but expressive infinitive applied to this trick of the trade. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "I'm supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I'm not allowed to split any infinitives for at least another week," Scully told reporters inside the Dodgers' spring training complex. Broadcaster Vin Scully arrives at Dodgers camp 2010-03-21T21:31:00Z Place of the infinitive.—The infinitive being really a noun, takes its place, according as it is the subject, predicate, or complement. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z It was simply done, but it painted a picture, and—praise 75be to the powers, there were no split infinitives nor gush of adjectives! Where the Path Breaks If in its nature it is a verb, it is equivalent to the name of the act, and combines the force of the imperative and infinitive moods. The Speech of Monkeys Secondly in verbs compounded with prepositions the accent of the verb varies according as to whether the verb is used enclitically or not—thus after the negative n� or in the infinitive and imperative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" She came to avoid the word "reliable" and after six months never once split an infinitive at meals. Helena Brett's Career It is not generally advisable to translate this infinitive rendering literally into Esperanto, except when the actor of the first verb is also the actor of the second. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The to should not be separated from the infinitive by word or phrase. The Style Book of The Detroit News The infinitive is of special importance on account of its being preserved very fully in Coptic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Manx exhibits the same tendency as Scottish to use analytical and periphrastic forms in the verb, thus jannoo, “to do,” is used like Scottish deanamh with an infinitive to express the past and future. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Higginbottom's solution— "I"—subject. "love"—predicate. "to run"—infinitive phrase qualifying the meaning of the verb. The Story of General Pershing Do not use to, the sign of the infinitive mood, for the infinitive itself. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected But whom should be used when the infinitive follows: He said that Gen. Harrison, whom everybody admitted to be profoundly versed in the law, would discuss the point. The Style Book of The Detroit News There were no slangy expressions now; no "ain'ts" or "I guess"; no plural nouns with singular verbs; no past participles for the past tense; no split infinitives. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia At first the specified pleasures or occupations are introduced by infinitives, to hear, to come; but the construction soon changes, as we shall see. Minor Poems by Milton Instead of the infinitive moods and plural numbers ending in -n as in Holland, the former end in -a, the latter in -ar. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies To the same cause is due the doubling of consonants in the infinitive. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Subordinate infinitives and participles take their time from the verb in the principal clause. The Style Book of The Detroit News The infinitive ends in in, ün, ùn, ân, unnua, ên, and ûn. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations A gentle, kindly man is he, The soul of generosity; Our little ones he gladly gives The right to split infinitives. The So-called Human Race Infinitive and Participle with Verbs.—The use of the infinitive and the participle with the past tense of verbs is also a cause of frequent error. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories This was lost before -an of the infinitive, contraction and compensatory lengthening being the result. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary But learning from the servant that Signor Fane was below, she changed her mind, and chose unhesitatingly from her stock of useful infinitives the appropriate two: “Dire venire.” Aurora the Magnificent They precede all verbs except those whose infinitives terminate in ên, in, and ân, to which they are suffixed as a rule, but not always. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations May we not hope that the w. k. infinitive also may be preserved intact? The So-called Human Race Of these probably the most common error among cub reporters is the employment of the split infinitive,—to quickly run instead of to run quickly. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories There is no difficulty in telling, from the infinitive alone, to which of the three classes a weak verb belongs. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary One slight defect strikes the fastidious eye, but since split infinitives are becoming so common in these days, we shall attend the author's plea for gentleness, and remain silent. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Their verbs have four moods, the indicative, optative, imperative, and infinitive, and five tenses, one present, three preterites, and one future. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations Yes, if "draw" is an imperative, like "seek;" no, if it is an infinitive, in the same construction as "to disclose." Select Poems of Thomas Gray The split infinitive is not necessarily an error. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Distinction is to be made, therefore, only between Classes II and I. Class II contains the verbs with infinitive in -ian not preceded by r. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The "assumed" subject of an infinitive is in the objective case. The Century Handbook of Writing By changing the termination of the infinitive into a, we have the indicative present, into bi the first preterite, into buna the second preterite, into kuba the third preterite, and into pa the future. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations Infinitive Mood.—The -en of the infinitive is frequently dropped, without even a final -e to mark its omission. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century The infinitive in early English ended in n, usually in en. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Note that verbs of hearing and seeing, as in Mn.E., may be followed by the infinitive. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary To go, being an infinitive, cannot assert an action, and consequently cannot take a subject. The Century Handbook of Writing Accusative in am, as infinitive, 50. —— in tum, as infinitive, 55. —— with the infinitive, 38. Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV Essays chiefly on the Science of Language It is most commonly found in clauses beginning with if, though if is not to be regarded as the sign of the subjunctive in any such sense as to is the sign of the infinitive. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The infinitive mood is like a gentleman’s cab, because it has no number. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue He had yet to learn how much, or how little, the public recks of either grammar or punctuation, how it prefers semi-truths tempered by split infinitives to facts stated in balanced prose. People of Position In dependent clauses and infinitives, the tense is to be considered in relation to the time expressed in the principal verb. The Century Handbook of Writing Locative in i, as infinitive, 50. —— in sani, as infinitive, 55. Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV Essays chiefly on the Science of Language They are formed by the use of the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would, and should, with the infinitive without to. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The soldiers were compelled to desertion: preferably with the infinitive, compelled to desert. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The infinitive of a transitive verb, preceded by any preposition, always governs the noun, which is the object of the verbal action, in the genitive. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The word, rendered, "and made," is in the infinitive mood, and hence should read, "to make;" also, that the word rendered, "created" is the proper term by which to indicate the producing cause. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 9. September, 1880 A clear text proving that the infinitive "to be" is equivalent to "signify" would be needed; and, even though this might be proven in a few instances, it would not suffice. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost The verb ought, when used to express past duty or obligation, is followed by what is called the perfect infinitive—a use peculiar to itself because ought has no past form. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Prohibit was formerly construed, as forbid still is, with the infinitive, but the construction with from and the verbal noun has now entirely superseded the older usage. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The same anomaly takes place in the regimen of the infinitive, as in that of other Nouns. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The use of at for to as the sign of the infinitive mood is Norse, not Saxon. A Handbook of the English Language Another example of the infinitive used as a gerund. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Where there are several infinitives those that are dependent on the same word must be kept distinct from those that are not. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Then comes a change of form to show that the clauses “that this legal competency has had,” etc., and “that experience has shown,” etc., are in a like relation to the infinitive “to acknowledge.” English: Composition and Literature This regimen can be accounted for on no other principle, in Gaelic, than that the governing word is a noun, as the infinitive is confessed to be. Elements of Gaelic Grammar In Anglo-Saxon the dative of the infinitive verb ended in -nne, and was preceded by the preposition to. A Handbook of the English Language This gerundive use of the infinitive is very common in this play. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Style is not the art of writing melodious words or the craft or cunning of finding a way round the split infinitive. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work In the last sentence the infinitives “to establish,” “to mark,” and “to acknowledge” are in the same construction; they are objects of “mean.” English: Composition and Literature The infinitive, with the particle ag before it, supplies the room of the present Participle. Elements of Gaelic Grammar In Anglo-Saxon it had an infinitive, a participle present, and a participle past. A Handbook of the English Language The en of the termination of the past participle of strong verbs is often dropped, and when the resulting word might be mistaken for the infinitive, the form of the past tense is frequently substituted. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar I think I never met a novelist who did more execution among the infinitives. Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 In sentences the commonest errors are in linking an infinitive with a gerund, a participle with a verb, an active with a passive voice, a phrase with a clause. English: Composition and Literature She wrote in answer: "Awful perils of road, two punctures, split infinitive, eggs at lunch questionable, but struggle on." Free Air Syntactic convertibility.—The combination to err, is at this moment an infinitive verb. A Handbook of the English Language The man in the flannel shirt, who chewed tobacco, who wrenched infinitives apart and thrust profane words between, was for fifteen minutes Carl's Froebel and Montessori. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life I have not found infinitive suffix -na in Dak. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages If the object is a pronoun, in the first case it follows the negative particle in its third form, in the second case it precedes the infinitive in the possessive form. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature I am sure the gallant officer will display as much vigour in the battering of his country's foes as he has shown in the splitting of the King's infinitives. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 The infinitive, when used as a substantive, can be used in a singular form only. A Handbook of the English Language “Well,” he said, “I don’t know whether you’re aware of it, but you’ve got three split infinitives in your City article.” Marge Askinforit Without an article this part of speech must, of course, be used only as an adjective, but with an article it becomes an infinitive, to be treated as a noun; e.g., the rescuing of. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing In many such cases this negative clause can be translated literally into English, and it is the usual form of negation with an infinitive or present participle. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The sermon contained many repetitions and a quantity of split infinitives. Miss Mapp In order to understand clearly the use of the so-called infinitive mood in English, it is necessary to bear in mind two facts, one a matter of logic, the other a matter of history. A Handbook of the English Language In his well-known style, which is so happy a blend of public spirit and split infinitives, he will plead for less indulgence in our dealings with the young. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 An infinitive with its object and modifier may occupy the first line as subject of the main verb; e.g.: Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing If its object is a pronoun, this precedes the infinitive in the possessive form and governs its initial as it would that of a noun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The Padre had once openly stated that Shakespeare was good enough for him, and that Shakespeare was guilty of many split infinitives. Miss Mapp The participle has the declension of a noun adjective, the infinitive mood the declension of a noun substantive. A Handbook of the English Language Though the examples of primitive verbs given above are translated for the sake of convenience by our infinitive, their signification is not necessarily rendered by that mood. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Unfortunately the English language has another infinitive which very much resembles a present participle—the infinitive ending in -ing; e.g., rescuing. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing If the object is not a pronoun, it follows the infinitive without change of initial, after the manner of an appositional genitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The infinitive verb always ends in a, and the language is full of soft, gliding iambics, which give a peculiar grace to its poetry. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Returning, however, to the illustration of the substantival character of the so-called infinitive mood, we may easily see— α. A Handbook of the English Language The split infinitive I abhor, more as a matter of taste than argument. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The Latin poets having taken this license, then proceeded a step further, and substituted the infinitive mood for the gerund in di. Notes and Queries, 1850.12.21 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Those analogous to the “accusative with the infinitive” of Latin. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Always reflect upon the words you say in which "Not" is followed by a verb in the imperative infinitive. Spontaneous Activity in Education With these preliminaries we can take a clear view of the English infinitives. A Handbook of the English Language It would seem to be quite as beneficial and more practical to meditate on split infinitives. Science and Morals and Other Essays I cannot find any instance either of "patiens" or "impatiens" used in this connection; but numerous instances of other adjectives and participles followed by the infinitive mood may be found in pp. Notes and Queries, 1850.12.21 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. By the auxiliary form, either inflected or impersonal, with the infinitive or a participle of the main verb. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature He took an eager interest in a large variety of subjects, from Celtic poetry and the fauna and flora of many regions to simplified spelling and the split infinitive. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman Here we have the preposition to and the origin of the infinitive is from the form -nne. A Handbook of the English Language In remainder and remnant we have the infinitive and present participle of an obsolete Old French verb derived from Lat. remanēre. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The OHG. weak verbs were divided into three great classes according as the infinitive ended in -en from older *-jan, -on, or -ēn. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition The infinitive of a verb is treated almost exactly like a noun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature When there are several infinitives, those that are dependent on the same word must be kept distinct from those that are not. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition It is found also as an infinitive, be�n; as a gerund, to beonne; and as a participle, beonde; in the present English its inflection is as follows: Present. A Handbook of the English Language The wrong tense of the infinitive is frequently used. Practical Grammar and Composition When we can choose, it is generally better to use the verb in the infinitive than in the participial form. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. When the sense of “to” is “in order to,” or the preceding verb implies an intention, the infinitive is generally preceded by rag or rag dhô, “for to,” or by a dhô, “of to.” A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The prospective "it," if productive of ambiguity, can often be omitted by using the infinitive as a subject: "To give indiscriminately is a crime." How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition True notion of the original form.—In the phrase I must speak, the word speak is an infinitive. A Handbook of the English Language If the action referred to by the infinitive is of the same time or of later time than that indicated by the predicate verb, the present infinitive should be used. Practical Grammar and Composition It will be observed that Macaulay says, "I purpose to write" and not, "I purpose writing," using the verb in the infinitive rather than in the participial form. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The first of these consists of two tenses, a present and an imperfect, the second of the usual five tenses, the imperative and the infinitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Where there are several infinitives, those that are dependent on the same word must be kept distinct from those that are not. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition There, if a word be a substantive, it will probably end in -s; if an infinitive verb, in -ein, &c. A Handbook of the English Language When the action referred to by the infinitive is regarded as completed at the time indicated by the predicate verb, the perfect infinitive should be used. Practical Grammar and Composition When the to ceased in the twelfth century to be a distinctive mark of the dative infinitive or gerund, for was introduced to make the writer's intention clear. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The Present Participle is formed by prefixing ow to the infinitive, the initial of which, if mutable in that p. 120manner, is changed to its fourth state. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Thus we find softë, brightë employed like our softly, brightly.—The n in the infinitive has fallen away; but the ë is sounded as a separate syllable. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The infinitive, in a substantival sense, always conveys a general statement, so that even when singular, it has a plural power; just as man is mortal = men are mortal. A Handbook of the English Language The infinitives are the parts of the verb preceded by to; as, to go, to see, to be, to have been seen, etc. Practical Grammar and Composition The only difference in the two last instances is the use of the sign of the infinitive 'to,' which does not occur after 'may,' 'can,' 'must,' 'ought,' etc.; but that is not an essential difference. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. It means, as a principal verb, to do or to make, and tenses may be formed with its own tenses as auxiliaries to its infinitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The Danes gave us also the habit of using to before an infinitive. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The construction, however, of English infinitives is two fold. A Handbook of the English Language When it is an attribute complement of an expressed subject of the infinitive to be; as, They believed her to be me, He denied it to have been him. Practical Grammar and Composition We often find to, when the sign of the infinitive, separated by an adverb from the verb to which it belongs. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. There are also verbal nouns which have the form of the infinitive of verbs. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The future infinitive is formed by adding the same particles to the future indicative; e.g., ague� coto or ague� to 'to be about to offer.' Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language With both infinitives and participles.—I shall have done, I mean to have done. A Handbook of the English Language When it is the subject of an infinitive; as, I told him to go, I desire her to hope. Practical Grammar and Composition Simply stated, it would have been far more solemn and impressive than this turgid, insincere account with its large words, its forced note of tragedy and its split infinitive. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece The inflected form, either of the auxiliary gwîl with the infinitive of the main verb, or of the main verb itself, is always used for the imperative. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The remaining tenses of the optative, subjunctive, gerund, and infinitive are formed in the same way and with the same particles as are used for each in the first conjugation. Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language When the verb is in the infinitive mood, the negative precedes it.—Not to advance is to retreat. A Handbook of the English Language The sign Page 22 of the infinitive, to, is not always expressed. Practical Grammar and Composition All = entirely, here modifies the infinitives please and sate. Milton's Comus Even when it is used, it is more frequently the inflected p. 116form of an auxiliary verb with the infinitive or participle of the main verb. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature There are many verbs which permit before themselves the roots of other verbs without change, letting the roots take on the function of an infinitive; e.g., qiqi fajime,uru 'to begin to hear.' Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language When the verb is not in the infinitive mood, the negative follows it.—He advanced not. A Handbook of the English Language In general, other verbs follow the same endings and forms as do the infinitives above. Practical Grammar and Composition This is the gerundial infinitive after an adjective: comp. “good to eat,” “deadly to hear,” etc. Milton's Comus The reason of this is that in Cornish, as in the other Celtic languages, the infinitive is counted as a verbal noun, signifying the act of doing. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature All the tenses of the infinitive are used in the same way. Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language However, the words do, can, and have, are no infinitives; and it consequently follows them. A Handbook of the English Language When the noun or pronoun is the subject of a finite verb; that is, a verb other than an infinitive. Practical Grammar and Composition The simple infinitive is here used without to where to would now be inserted. Milton's Comus This conception of the infinitive explains many Celtic constructions. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The impersonal verb or the infinitive requires a nominative before it; e.g., Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language The word advance is an infinitive, and it consequently precedes it. A Handbook of the English Language Infinitives, explanation of, 83-84; forms of 83, 91, 99; cases used with, 21-22; rules for sequence of infinitive tenses, 84; split, 85. Practical Grammar and Composition In quite short narratives, too, the verbs appear in the infinitive only. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. Similarly, when the object is a noun, it really follows the infinitive as an appositional genitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature He has discovered that while necesse est may be used indifferently either with the accusative and infinitive, or with ut with the subjunctive, necesse ewat can only be used before ut with the subjunctive. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 He addressed us afterwards in an oration full of split infinitives and mixed metaphors, welcoming us to France for a few month's holiday. Letters from France In the sentence, care should be taken to avoid as much as possible the inserting of an adverb or an adverbial modifier between the parts of the infinitive. Practical Grammar and Composition To be sure, the infinitive still stands in the place of the participle and the imperative in by far the great majority of cases. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. The inflected verb is reducible to five tenses, with an imperative, two participles, and a verbal noun or infinitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature For this there is one sufficient justification, to wit: that the present infinitive is the form in which a Latin or a Greek root is always given in Webster and other received lexicographic authorities. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words "Then, if I split it, what else could it be but a split infinitive, I'd like to know?" The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Exercise 55 Correct the following split infinitives: She is known to have hurriedly read the note.Mary tried to quickly call help. Practical Grammar and Composition Wishes expressed by verbs in the infinitive or by substantives. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. This idiom, analogous to the “accusative with the infinitive” of Latin, is found down to the latest period of Cornish literature, though not to the complete exclusion of a finite clause beginning with that. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The indication of the Latin infinitive will be found of great utility, as it is the part by which a Latin verb is referred to in the Dictionary. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words "Well," said Dickey, a bit timidly, "I never heard a block of wood called an infinitive before." The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) When it is dependent on another verb, in what case should the present infinitive be used? Practical Grammar and Composition They like to use the indefinite noun-substantive and the infinitive, likewise to some extent the past participle. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. This is made by placing the preposition yn, en, in, and the indefinite article idn, un, before the infinitive or verbal noun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The moods are the indicative, imperative, conditional, and infinitive. The Wiradyuri and Other Languages of New South Wales There!" he exclaimed, triumphantly, "that's the proper way to bring together a split infinitive. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Sequence of tenses, infinitive, 84; in clauses, 86. Practical Grammar and Composition His wishes the child expresses by means of verbs in the infinitive or of substantives alone. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. The Danish at, for instance, is used for to; I do not mean for to the preposition: they do not say, 'Carry this letter at Mr. 'W.'; but as the sign of the infinitive mood. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg "Do you mean that some one paid him to put in the split infinitives?" inquired the King anxiously. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties "Now," said he, after he had finished the rather difficult task, oiled his saw and returned it to his kit, "I proceed to write the word love in the infinitive mood." The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) This is made obvious by the employment of the infinitive in place of the indicative. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Besides these, there is a method of expressing the infinitive, a passive participle, and two forms of verbal adjectives. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea First, as though it were one word, and the infinitive of "I-do-not-wish." Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition "What is a split infinitive?" inquired his Majesty. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties But if there's any one thing that I can do better than another," went on the Itinerant Tinker, after another embarrassing pause, "it's piecing together a split infinitive. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) It is unfortunate that not one of them is in the infinitive mood, and therefore they afford no illustration of the point at issue. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" A negative participle or infinitive does not appear. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The infinitive mood has no direct personal agent, but is produced as a necessary consequence, growing out of a certain condition of things. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Naturally this is directed to the Sceptics, but the infinitive should be used instead of the imperative, that is, "to oppose" instead of "let us oppose." Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism "I should, if it wasn't about split infinitives," replied Dickey, doubtfully. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) This ending terminates the past participles of verbs whose infinitive ends in e. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence The suffix of manner is always added to the infinitive form of the preceding verb. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The infinitive mood is always future to the circumstance on which it depends. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Thus final -o bespeaks a noun; -a, an adjective; -e, an adverb; -i, an infinitive, etc. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar The adverb ends in "e" and the infinitive ends in "i." Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education This suffix marks the infinitive of the first conjugation, and also the past participle. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence So by the use of the auxiliary particles the verb can form the infinitive and potential mood. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It is a verb, infinitive mood, present tense! Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. A simpler and more practical adaptation of Latin by the same author—e.g. the present infinitive form does duty for several finite tenses, and words are used in their modern senses. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar And the first thing to remember is this positive stroke of genius—that every noun ends with "o," every adjective with "a," every derived adverb with "e," and every infinitive with "i." Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education Le Sage's theory of gravitation by the infinitive hail of atoms cannot stand a minute, hence we come back as a necessity of thought to Herschel's statement. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Well, at all events, it contained a participle and an infinitive. First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life This is when the infinitive verb follows small words in frequent use; as, shall, will, let, can, must, may, bid, do, have, make, feel, hear, etc. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Adjectives are used for nouns, nouns for verbs, past participles for present infinitives; and derivatives and variants are employed which never had any existence, such as hopelen=hopelessness, and anere=another. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Here in this office we're dead against the split infinitive and the Honest Laboring Man. Success A Novel The potential form of speaking is expressed by may, can, in the present; and might, could, or should, in the preterit, joined with the infinitive mood of the verb. A Grammar of the English Tongue The Cambridge editor takes διαζην as an infinitive disjoined from the construction. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. There are three moods, the indicative or declarative, the imperative or commanding, and the infinitive or unlimited. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Mark felt inclined to tell Brother Augustine that if nothing more vital than an infinitive was split during this holy season, the Community might have cause to congratulate itself. The Altar Steps Ford found himself carefully eliminating from his speech certain grammatical inaccuracies in her presence, and would not so much as split an infinitive if he remembered in time. The Uphill Climb There is another form of English verbs, in which the infinitive mood is joined to the verb do in its various inflections, which are therefore to be learned in this place. A Grammar of the English Tongue Even during the presidential period he shows a marked tendency to use the cleft infinitive. Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections) Be is used in the imperative and infinitive moods correctly, by every body who employs language. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Brother Mark," said Brother Augustine, on the morning of Palm Sunday, "did you notice that ghastly split infinitive in the last versicle at Compline? The Altar Steps Now you understand why all verbs are called finite or limited, excepting those in the infinitive mood. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures In addition to the above inflected forms, there are many periphrastic or compound forms, made up of auxiliaries with the infinitives and participles. An English Grammar Consequently the irregular infinitive of the verb "to be able," posse, could not stand its ground, and ultimately became potere in vulgar Latin. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature He says it is an active verb, infinitive mood. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Have; only premising, that han, being an abbreviation of haven, is never used by any ancient writer except in the present time plural and the infinitive mode. The Rowley Poems To, the sign of the infinitive mood, is often understood before the verb; as, "Let me proceed;" that is, Let me to proceed. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Must is present or past tense, according to the infinitive used. An English Grammar "I cannot understand," he complained, "why as intelligent a man as Hubbard should split his infinitives." Analyzing Character The sing of I sing is the correspondent of the Anglo-Saxon singe; the infinitive sing, of singan; the imperative sing of sing. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Entitled is not to be followed by an infinitive. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults The infinitive mood absolute stands independent of the rest of the sentence; as, "To confess the truth, I was in fault." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures It will be noticed that all the other defective verbs take the pure infinitive without to, while ought always has to. An English Grammar A similar change from the present to the perfect infinitive is found after could and might in some of their uses: as, "I could go," "I could have gone;" "You might have answered." Practical Exercises in English But not all infinitives are formed according to the type of shmor and gnob or of other types of internal vowel change. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Condemnation of the split infinitive is now pretty general, but it is only recently that any one seems to have thought of it. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults The infinitive mood is sometimes governed by conjunctions or adverbs; as, "An object so high as to be invisible;" "He is wise enough to deceive;" "The army is about to march." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The various offices which the infinitive and the participle have in the sentence will be treated in Part II., under "Analysis," as we are now learning merely to recognize the forms. An English Grammar Start, begin, commence.—To start is "to set out" or "to set going," and is not followed by an infinitive. Practical Exercises in English It is understood that he is afraid that the strain might make him split another infinitive. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 14, 1919 As part of an infinitive it should not be separated from the other part by an adverb, as, "to hastily think," for hastily to think, or, to think hastily. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults In order to employ the two tenses of the infinitive mood with propriety, particular attention should be paid to the meaning of what we express. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Exercise.—Find sentences containing five participles, five infinitives, and five gerunds. An English Grammar Before an infinitive, "begin" or "commence" is used. Practical Exercises in English Infinitives.+—The infinitive form of the verb is often called a verbal noun, because it partakes of the nature both of the verb and of the noun. Composition-Rhetoric Liable should be followed, not by an infinitive, but by a preposition. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults The verb in the infinitive, as well as in the imperative mood, is divested of its affirmative or verbal force. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Especially frequent are those made up of should, would, may, might, can, could, must, followed by a pure infinitive without to. An English Grammar A careful writer will do well to avoid the construction which places the adverb between to and the infinitive. Practical Exercises in English Although this sentence is grammatically correct, the shift in structure from the adjective and its phrase to the infinitive phrase leads to confusion in thought. Composition-Rhetoric They did not even speak that "negro" language, which does not use the article, and only knows the infinitive of the verbs—a language which has disappeared little by little, indeed, since the anti-slavery war. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Forsake is in the infinitive mood after "see:" Rule 25. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The various uses of the infinitive give considerable trouble, and they will be presented here in full, or as nearly so as the student will require. An English Grammar Might, distinguished from could, 71; tense of the infinitive with, 79. Practical Exercises in English The Future Tense.+—The future tense is formed by combining shall or will with the root infinitive, without to. Composition-Rhetoric But if it was a split infinitive, "Go to the devil, sir." Tommy and Grizel A verb in the imperative and infinitive moods, is always in the present tense, high authorities to the contrary notwithstanding. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Whether each sentence containing an adverbial infinitive has the meaning of purpose, result, etc., may be found out by turning the infinitive into an equivalent clause, such as those studied under subordinate conjunctions. An English Grammar Could, distinguished from might, 71-72; tense of the infinitive with, 79. Practical Exercises in English Each form of the infinitive is found as the subject of a verb, as its object, as an attribute complement, and as the object of a preposition. Composition-Rhetoric The construction in all is precisely the same, and the infinitive may follow one kind of verb just as well as an other. The Grammar of English Grammars Ought is always followed by a verb in the infinitive mood, which verb determines its tenses. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Also, in affirmative sentences, the indicative present and past tenses have emphatic forms made up of do and did with the infinitive or simple form; as, "He does strike," "He did strike." An English Grammar I don't mind," I said, "about his treatment of infinitives. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 7, 1917 Constructions of Relative Pronouns.+—Relative pronouns may be used as subject, object, object of a preposition, subject of an infinitive, and possessive modifier. Composition-Rhetoric Indeed the infinitive mood is often used without an objective, when every other part of the same verb would require one. The Grammar of English Grammars Passive agents to verbs in the infinitive mood, should not be employed as active agents. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Shall and will are not to be taken as separate verbs, but with the infinitive as one tense of a verb; as, "He will choose," "I shall have chosen," etc. An English Grammar The book was wrapped in an outer cover that bore a recommendation of its contents, starting with a hideous split infinitive and describing it as an exquisite social comedy written from within. The Ghost Ship In each of these sentences the infinitive, in its capacity as noun, stands as the subject of the sentence. Composition-Rhetoric The construction of infinitives and participles will be noticed hereafter. The Grammar of English Grammars Every verb, when it is not in the infinitive mood, must have a nominative, expressed or implied; as, "Awake, arise;" that is, Awake ye; arise ye. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The infinitive is sometimes active in form while it is passive in meaning, as in the expression, "a house to let." An English Grammar The use of the infinitive without the prepositive "to", is frequently extended beyond present usage, especially in `Sordello' and `The Ring and the Book'. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry The root infinitive, together with its subject in the objective case, is used as the object of verbs of knowing, telling, etc.: Composition-Rhetoric "The infinitive mode has commonly the sign to before it." The Grammar of English Grammars Adjectives sometimes belong to verbs in the infinitive mood, or to a part of a sentence; as, "To see is pleasant; To be blind is unfortunate; To die for our country is glorious." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Verb phrases are made up of a principal verb followed by an infinitive, and should always be analyzed as phrases, and not taken as single verbs. An English Grammar The,infinitive is not found; as in Greek, Rumanian and Bulgarian, it is replaced by the subjunctive with a particle. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The infinitive has two tenses: the present and the perfect. Composition-Rhetoric Yet Nixon, by assuming that of, with the word governed by it, constitutes a possessive case, contrives to give to participles, and even to the infinitive mood, all three of the cases. The Grammar of English Grammars A verb in the infinitive mood, refers to some noun or pronoun, as its subject or actor. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures For fuller parsing of the infinitive, see Sec. An English Grammar "Don't split your infinitives till things get desperate," I begged. It Happened in Egypt It was written in no style at all—split infinitives, and every sort of thing that makes an Oxford gorge rise. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories If the infinitive mood is really a declinable substantive, none of our grammarians have placed it in the right chapter; except that bold contemner of all grammatical and literary authority, Oliver B. Peirce. The Grammar of English Grammars To, the sign of the infinitive mood, is sometimes properly omitted; as, "I heard him say it;" instead of, "to say it." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The for did not belong there originally, but obscures the real subject,—the infinitive phrase. An English Grammar Though I am hanged if I know what you mean by a split infinitive. It Happened in Egypt Mesothesis, the infinitive mood, or the indifference of the verb and noun, it being either the one or the other, or both at the same time, in different relations. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Thus every new grammatist, has some grand absurdity or other, peculiar to himself; and what can be more gross, than to talk of English infinitives and participles as being in the possessive case? The Grammar of English Grammars This mood is called the infinitive, because its verb is not confined or limited to a nominative. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures In the following sentence, the infinitive also fails to express the exact thought:— I had hoped never to have seen the statues again.—Macaulay. An English Grammar Again, you not only must not split infinitives, but you must not separate an auxiliary from its verb; you must say "probably will be," not "will probably be." America To-day, Observations and Reflections The Danes, besides contributing some place-names, gave us that most useful word are, and also the habit of using to before an infinitive. Early European History The infinitive mood is that form of the verb, which expresses the being, action, or passion, in an unlimited manner, and without person or number. The Grammar of English Grammars Read, an irregular verb active, infinitive mood, pres. tense, with the sign to understood, referring to you as its agent. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Of course, if the purpose were to represent a prior fact or completed action, the perfect infinitive would be the very thing. An English Grammar So this threat about the heavy task of Beginning breeds discouragement, anger, vexation, irritability, bad style, pomposity and infinitives split from helm to saddle, and metaphors as mixed as the Carlton. The Path to Rome No wonder the grammarian Mason says, "An infinitive in -ing, set down by some as a modification of the simple infinitive in -an or -en, is a perfectly unwarranted invention." Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition This tense prefixes the auxiliary have to the perfect participle; and, like the infinitive present, is usually preceded by the preposition to: thus, To have loved. The Grammar of English Grammars Have, a verb, in the infinitive, to understood. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Explain whether the verbs and infinitives in the following sentences convey the right meaning; if not, change them to a better form:— 1. An English Grammar The schoolmaster had only to repair what we call a "split infinitive." The French in the Heart of America That they are from nouns in -ung is otherwise, and almost for the same reasons, as incredible as that they are from infinitives in -an. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The present indicative, in its simple form, is essentially the same as the present infinitive, or radical verb; except that the verb be has am in the indicative. The Grammar of English Grammars The infinitive generally follows to; as, to walk, to sleep. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room There is a construction which is becoming more and more common among good writers,—the placing an adverb between to of the infinitive and the infinitive itself. An English Grammar You will note duplication of words, split infinitives, mixed tenses, poorly balanced sentences. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study Give participle phrases, absolute phrases, and infinitive phrases, and expand them into different kinds of clauses. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition As the preposition is chiefly distinguished by its regimen, it is absurd to speak of it as governing nothing; yet it does not always govern the objective case, for participles and infinitives have no cases. The Grammar of English Grammars The infinitive and the preposition to constitute a phrase, which may be employed in several ways. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room The following two examples show the adverb before the infinitive:— The more common usage. An English Grammar He pronounced the infinitive verb as if it rhymed with glossary. The Lost Naval Papers In office it is like the second kind of participles, described in Lesson 37, and from many grammarians has received the same name—some calling both gerunds, and others calling both infinitives. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition "Several verbs in the infinitive mood, having a common dependence, and succeeding one another, are also divided by commas." The Grammar of English Grammars Form infinitive phrases from the following verbs, and use these phrases as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, in sentences of your own building. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room This is the more common arrangement; yet frequently the desire seems to be to get the adverb snugly against the infinitive, to modify it as closely and clearly as possible. An English Grammar She's promised to give me a little book," he went on dejectedly, "'One Hundred Common Errors in Writing and Speaking,' and she says the split infinitive is a crime in this nineteenth century. The Boss of Little Arcady The infinitive, like the participle, may have what is called an assumed subject. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The infinitive mood, in English, is distinguished by the preposition to; which, with a few exceptions, immediately precedes it, and may be said to govern it. The Grammar of English Grammars Nouns, infinitives, and participles may also be used in the same way; as, "They made Victoria queen," "It made him weep;" "It kept him laughing." Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room In the following citations, see if the adverbs can be placed before or after the infinitive and still modify it as clearly as they now do:— 1. An English Grammar The imperative singular and plural, and the infinitive present and past, and the participles, add 25. History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author The infinitive phrase in 1, paragraph 2, modifies what? Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition "A verb in the infinitive mood may be governed by a verb, noun, adjective, participle, or pronoun." The Grammar of English Grammars After made and some other words the to before the infinitive is omitted. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Here only modifies the phrase by fragments of bricks, etc., but it is placed before the infinitive. An English Grammar A split infinitive in paragraph five, which at other times would have made him sit up in his chair stiff with horror, elicited no remark. The Gold Bat Notice that in 1, paragraph 1, the thought is repeated by means of the infinitive phrases. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition How many and what tenses has the infinitive mood?—the indicative?—the potential?—the subjunctive?—the imperative? The Grammar of English Grammars Fenn was a prefect; and when the headmaster sent for a prefect, it was generally to tell him that he had got a split infinitive in his English Essay that week. The Head of Kay's To, before infinitive, 175. in exclamations, 175. omitted with certain verbs, 175. uses of, as preposition, 217. An English Grammar To live in perfect goodness is to realise one's life in the infinitive. Sadhana : the realisation of life Read the words Indolence inclines a man with each of the four infinitive phrases that follow. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The present infinitive is commonly considered the root, or simplest form, of the English verb. The Grammar of English Grammars You are so impatient, sir, you would come at the infinitive mood before you can get to the imperative. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The participle in ing is frequently used as a substantive and consequently is equivalent to an infinitive; thus, "To rise early is healthful" and "Rising early is healthful" are the same. How to Speak and Write Correctly After the verb commence the best writers use the verbal 108 noun instead of the infinitive with to; as, "I commenced writing at a very early age." Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking The adjective, the participle, and the infinitive do not here seem to differ essentially in office. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The same may perhaps be said of all the forms called infinitives. The Grammar of English Grammars The position of the infinitive is the important thing. The Window-Gazer The infinitive expresses the sense of the verb in a substantive form, the participles in an adjective form; as "To rise early is healthful." How to Speak and Write Correctly It is sometimes necessary to place it after the verb, and occasionally between the auxiliary and the verb, but it should never come between to and the infinitive. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking The noun clause may be contracted by making the predicate, when changed to an infinitive phrase, the objective complement, and the subject the object complement. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Accordingly infinitives have, in most instances, a reference to some subject of this kind; though their grammatical dependence connects them more frequently with some other term. The Grammar of English Grammars The penalty for missing a train was ten days' hard labor splitting infinitives in the government tract-factory. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Even the best speakers and writers are in the habit of placing a modifying word or words between the to and the remaining part of the infinitive. How to Speak and Write Correctly The infinitive to represent, like other infinitives, can have no subject, and, therefore, does not control the case of the pronouns. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking A noun clause may be contracted to an infinitive phrase. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Which doctrine is denied; because the infinitive has no number or person, in any language. The Grammar of English Grammars Although he was a Negro by birth he did not speak like a Negro, and nothing is so irritating as that hateful jargon in which all the pronouns are possessive and all the verbs infinitive. Robur the Conqueror It is possible that such will come to be looked upon in time as the proper form but at present the splitting of the infinitive is decidedly wrong. How to Speak and Write Correctly But the infinitive of the neuter verb requires the objective case. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Find a compound infinitive phrase and tell what it modifies. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The infinitive, as used above, is a mere substitute for the Latin future participle; and any English noun or pronoun put absolute with a participle, is in the nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars Adjective was piled on adjective, split infinitive on split infinitive. Cupid's Understudy In these constructions it is much better not to split the infinitive. How to Speak and Write Correctly Many errors arise from not knowing how to use the infinitive mood. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Find in 4 an infinitive phrase used as attribute complement. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The infinitive, in fact, is governed by the preposition to; and the preceding verb, if it has no other object, is intransitive. The Grammar of English Grammars Your man of letters thinks he can get Bunyan's or Shakespear's style without Bunyan's conviction or Shakespear's apprehension, especially if he takes care not to split his infinitives. Man and Superman In the following example the present participle is used for the infinitive mood: "It is easy distinguishing the rude fragment of a rock from the splinter of a statue." How to Speak and Write Correctly Perhaps the most common fault is to interpose an adverb between the preposition to and the infinitive verb; as, "It is not necessary to accurately relate all that he said." Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Whether the adverb should be placed before the to or after the infinitive is often a nice question, sometimes to be determined by the ear alone. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition It must, however, be confessed that some verbs which thus take the infinitive after them, cannot otherwise be intransitive; as, "A great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy." The Grammar of English Grammars The to of the infinitive is omitted in glance, as if mark had been see. The Lady of the Lake The verb has no infinitive; in lieu thereof, the conjunction 'that' is placed before some person of some tense.� Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language Supply "to" The preposition to as the sign of the infinitive is often improperly omitted. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking But there can be no question that usage is overwhelmingly against an adverb's standing between to and the infinitive. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Maunder's rule is, "Transitive verbs and participles govern either the objective case or the infinitive mode." The Grammar of English Grammars Moreover when they tell me, one tells me the word in the infinitive mood, another in the indicative; one in the first, another in the second person; one in the present, another in the preterit. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 I ought to have warned you that nothing that you say will be taken down by the reporters, so you needn't bother about a split infinitive or two. The Red House Mystery The active verbs bid, dare, feel, hear, let, make, need, see, and their participles, usually take the infinitive after them, without the preposition to. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Us is the object complement of let, and the infinitive sing is the objective complement, having us for its assumed subject. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Example: "To is a preposition, governing the verb sell, in the infinitive mood, agreeable to Rule 18, which says, The preposition TO governs the infinitive mood." The Grammar of English Grammars Come vi chiamate? or Come si chiama? and so forth and so forth until one's mind seems to be arranged in tabulated columns, with special N.B.'s to use the infinitive in talking to the gondolier. Penelope's Postscripts I am undone by his going; I warrant you, he 's an infinitive thing upon my score. King Henry IV, Part 2 They may often be converted into nouns or take the form of the infinitive. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking Ought has no past tense form, and so the present perfect infinitive is used to make the expression refer to past time. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition "Sometimes both the accusative and infinitive are understood." The Grammar of English Grammars The +infinitive phrase+ may be used as +subject+ or +complement.+ Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +infinitive phrase+ may be used +after a preposition+ as the +principal term+ of another phrase. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition If preferred, in such cases, the infinitive and its assumed subject may be treated as a kind of phrase object, equivalent to a clause. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition When the infinitive phrase is used as a noun, the to expresses no relation; it seems merely to introduce the phrase. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Thus Nixon: "The objective case is frequently put before the infinitive mood, as its subject; as, 'Suffer me to depart.'" The Grammar of English Grammars A gerund in Anglo-Saxon is a simple form of the verb in the active voice—the dative case of the infinitive merely—used mainly to indicate purpose, and always preceded by the preposition to. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +infinitive phrase+ may be used as an +explanatory modifier.+ Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition This construction is similar to the Latin "accusative with the infinitive." Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Lessons 40 and 41 you learned that an infinitive phrase may perform many of the offices of a noun. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Being originally a preterit, it never occurs in the infinitive mood, and is entirely invariable, except in the solemn style, where we find oughtest in both tenses; as, "How thou oughtest to behave thyself." The Grammar of English Grammars The assumed subject denotes that to which the action or being expressed by the participle or the infinitive belongs. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +infinitive+ and its +assumed subject+ may form the +principal term+ in a phrase introduced by the preposition +for+. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +infinitive phrase+ may be used as +objective complement.+ Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The infinitive, like other forms of the verb, may be followed by the different complements. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition For the infinitive after as, than, etc., see Lesson 63. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Find in this paragraph an infinitive phrase used independently. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +compound+, or +periphrastic, forms+ of the verb consisting of two words may each be resolved into an +asserting word and a participle+ or an +infinitive+. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition In the analysis of "I had rather go," had is the predicate verb, the infinitive go is the object complement, and the adjective rather completes had and belongs to go, i.e., is objective complement. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The +infinitive phrase+ may be used as an +adjective modifier+ or an +adverb modifier+. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition But in parsing these words as separate verbs the student is left in doubt as to whether they are transitive or intransitive, and as to the office of the infinitives that follow. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition They seldom stand between to and the infinitive. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition In its several forms it stands for the finite forms and for the infinitive and the participle of verbs, transitive and intransitive, regular and irregular. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Find in 4 and 5 an infinitive phrase and a participle phrase used independently. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Not is placed before the infinitive and the participles; as, not to sing, not singing. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition This dative of the infinitive, with to, was used mainly to indicate purpose. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The present infinitive expresses an action as present or future, and the present perfect expresses it as completed, at the time indicated by the principal verb. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition |
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