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knitter4democracy

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Thu May-06-10 08:12 PM
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40. Many of us grammar types disagree with the split infinitive rule.

That one was borrowed from Latin back in the 1800s, but considering our infinitives are two words, as opposed to Romance languages having only one word, it is perfectly fine to split the infinitive with an adverbial. It often changes the meaning of the sentence, even if just a little, if you move the adverbial to another spot. That rule is being phased out of the language.

As for a good grammar text, I like Writers Inc. first and the Princeton Review SAT prep books second. I often use those in teaching grammar in the high schools I teach in.

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