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

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.

From BBC ● May 13, 2013

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.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Anne Carson says: “You can never know enough, never work enough, never use the infinitives and participles oddly enough, never impede the movement harshly enough, never leave the mind quickly enough.”

From Slate ● May 15, 2019

Even today, I have felt the urge to run that red light, or to boisterously split infinitives.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2017

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

As Copperud wrote, “Shall, then, seems well on the way to extinction, much like the hapless Scot.” split infinitives.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker