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Split infinitive
In the English language, a split infinitive or cleft infinitive is a grammatical construction in which a word or phrase divides the ''to'' and the bare infinitive of the ''to'' form of the infinitive verb. Usually, it is the interrupting adverb or adverbial phrase which comes between ''to'' and the verb.
A well-known example occurs in the opening sequence of the ''Star Trek'' television series: ''to boldly go where no man has gone before''; the adverb ''boldly'' splits the infinitive ''to go''. More rarely, more than one word splits the infinitive in a compound split infinitive, as in: ''The population is expected to more than double in the next ten years''.
As the split infinitive became more common in the 19th century, some grammatical authorities sought to introduce a prescriptive rule against it. The construction is still the subject of disagreement among English speakers as to whether it is grammatically correct or good style: "No other grammatical issue has so divided English speakers since the split infinitive was declared to be a solecism in the 19c (century ): raise the subject of English usage in any conversation today and it is sure to be mentioned." However, most modern English usage guides have dropped the objection to the split infinitive.
== History of the construction ==
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