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Split infinitive

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by vishal.pathak » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:49 am
Which one of the following 2 statement is correct

1.To lose money sometimes is irresponsible

2.To sometimes lose money is irresponsible.

The book says that the 2nd statement is correct but I believe this is a case of split infinitive
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by satishchandra » Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:37 am
vishal.pathak wrote: The book says that the 2nd statement is correct but I believe this is a case of split infinitive
Vishal,

Inclusion of any adverb in between TO and VERB is considered incorrect as per MGMAT SC 4th Edition.

Incorrect: To quickly finish
Correct: To finish quickly

If you are keen to know more, I will give the page number of the book. You can further read about the issue.
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