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Which sentences contain split infinitives? Check all that apply.


Ahmed decided to take a cooking class with his aunt.


I try to completely ignore my little brother when he’s pestering me.


Daniella’s parents asked her to quickly set the table.


If you want to make the team, you should plan to practice every day.


To try one’s best is often more important than winning.

Answer :

A split infinitive or cleft infinitive is a grammatical construction in which a word or phrase comes between the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb. Usually an adverb or adverbial phrase comes between them. In this way the sentences that cntain split infinitives are:

- 2. I try to completely ignore my little brother when he’s pestering me.

- 3. Daniella’s parents asked her to quickly set the table

A grammatical construction that has phrases that separate the sentences in between the "to" and a verb is called a split infinitive. They use adverbs and phrases to separate the sentences.

Sentences 2 and 3 are sentences that have split infinitives.

What are infinitive sentences?

  • They are also called cleft infinitive and are the words or phrases that come in between the to and the verb form of the sentences.

  • In sentence 2, I try to completely ignore my little brother when he’s pestering me the phrases occurs in between the to form and the verb of the sentence.

  • Similarly, in sentence 3, Daniella’s parents asked her to quickly set the table the sentences have the cleft or the split infinitive.

  • Sentences 1, 4 and 5 does not contain the split infinitives as they are not getting separated with any adversarial phrases.

Therefore, sentences 2 and 3 are the correct options.

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