infinitive

All other Greek dialects known today have stopped using the infinitive found in ancient Greek.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024

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.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021

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.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2017

The split infinitive is the most celebrated of grammar conundrums.

From BBC ● May 13, 2013

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.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

English teachers were once satisfied if they could prevent their pupils from splitting infinitives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2015

In that language, infinitives were an unsplittable single word: to split is dilaminare.

From Time ● Aug. 1, 2014

QL: It would not worry me if Russians split infinitives.

From The Guardian ● May 11, 2013

And English verb forms, like past participles, gerunds and infinitives, can be difficult to master, since Chinese verbs are unchanging.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2012

The unsplit versions sound more elegant to me, though I can’t be sure that my ears haven’t been contaminated by a habit of cravenly unsplitting infinitives to avoid spitballs from the Gotcha!

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker