What a helpful analysis, Dick! Your students are fortunate to receive such concrete and clear information about this topic.
Linda Comerford
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From: Dick Veit [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 11:04 AM
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Subject: Re: ATEG Digest - 11 Dec 2014 to 12 Dec 2014 (#2014-68)
Here's an example I used in class in support of split infinitives:
Attempts to unsplit the infinite (to quietly enter) in the following sentence don't seem to succeed:
The queen told the page to quietly enter the chamber where the king was sleeping.
Consider the possibilities:
Dick Veit
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