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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Negative to-infinitive
Have you seen these examples before?
1. Ample harvest caused the prices not to rise sharply.
2. Ample harvest caused the prices to not rise sharply.
Is there any difference between them?
1. Ample harvest caused the prices not to rise sharply.
2. Ample harvest caused the prices to not rise sharply.
Is there any difference between them?
Top answer
No real difference. Some do not like to split the infinitive; others do not care. Both are awkward.
- No real difference.
- Some do not like to split the infinitive; others do not care.
- Both are awkward.
- An ample harvest kept prices from rising sharply.
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No real difference. Some do not like to split the infinitive; others do not care. Both are awkward.
An ample harvest kept prices from rising sharply.
An ample harvest kept prices from rising sharply.
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