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6.5: Contested Usage

Question 7 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744

Select 3 options.Writers should avoid splitting an infinitive whenthe sentence is already clear.it sounds awkward to split the infinitive.using one makes the sentence stronger.doing so is necessary to avoid confusion.too much information is inserted between the two parts of the infinitive.

Answer
A
the sentence is already clear.
B
it sounds awkward to split the infinitive.
C
using one makes the sentence stronger.
D
doing so is necessary to avoid confusion.
E
too much information is inserted between the two parts of the infinitive.

Explanation

An infinitive is split when a word or phrase comes between “to” and the verb. Writers can avoid the split when the sentence is already clear without it, when the split sounds awkward, or when too much information would come between the two parts. Splitting the infinitive to make a sentence stronger or to prevent confusion may be useful, so C and D are not reasons to avoid it.

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