But perhaps the biggest grammar myth of all is the infamous taboo against splitting an infinitive, as in “to boldly go.” The truth is that you can’t split an infinitive: Since “to” isn ...

and infinitives are the to + base form. These words can be confusing; they combine the meaning of a verb with the grammar of a noun. My father asked me to phone him. I enjoy talking with my father.

An infinitive is the ‘to’ form of a verb, for example to play, to watch, to be. In Spanish infinitives end in ar, er or ir. Use the infinitive to give opinions, after modal verbs, and with ...

On this latest episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is splitting infinitives, running amok with object pronouns, and committing some other grammar sins that aren ...