Part 23 (2/2)

9 Nero is said _to have fiddled to fiddle_ while Rome burned

10 This was _to be done to have been done_ yesterday

11 They agreed _to finish to have finished_ it yesterday

12 He illing _to sing to have sung_ alone

13 He expected _to have spoken to speak_ here to-morrow

14 The Civil War is said _to cause to have caused_ more loss of life than any other war

15 Blackstone is said _to have failed to fail_ at the practice of law

16 It would have been hard _to accomplish to have accoh _to have spoiled to spoil_ six negatives

18 I wanted _to have attended to attend_ the convention

19 It would be terrible _to be lost to have been lost_ in the forest

20 We were asked _to have waited to wait_

21 I aer _to have seen to see it_

22 I am pleased _to meet to have met_ you

74 SPLIT INFINITIVES In the sentence, care should be taken to avoid asof an adverb or an adverbial modifier between the parts of the infinitive This error is called the ”split infinitive” Co:

Bad: He seemed _to easily learn_

Good: He seemed _to learn easily_

Bad: He is said _to have rapidly run_ along the street

Good: He is said _to have run rapidly_ along the street

EXERCISE 55

_Correct the following split infinitives:_

1 She is known to have hurriedly read the note

2 Mary tried to quickly call help

3 He was asked to slowly read the next paragraph

4 John attempted to rudely break into the conversation

5 The plan was to secretly destroy the documents

6 His policy was to never offend

7 He wished to in this way gain friends