David Leavitt

It was an instinct to put the world in order that powered her mending split infinitives and snipping off dangling participles, smoothing away the knots and bumps until the prose before her took on a sheen, like perfect caramel.

American Novelist

Sonia Sotomayor

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

American Judge

Ralph Steadman

I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me.

British Cartoonist

Sri Aurobindo

Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it.

Indian Philosopher

Pairs with 'split' or 'bare' to discuss different verb forms.

Common Collocations

Used to explain the reason for an action.

Purpose Indicator

Often follows verbs like 'want', 'try', or 'learn'.

After Certain Verbs

Signals that the word is a verb in its basic form.

Verb Identifier

Can be modified by adverbs for more detail.

Modifier Intro

Sometimes 'to' is omitted, especially after modal verbs.

Infinitive