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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The phrase "to want to" and infinitives
"I study hard to want to become a teacher." It seems the sentence is grammatically correct, but has a strange meaning...It would suggest that the subject originally doesn't want to become a teacher, but they study hard so that they can "want to" become a a teacher.is the phrase "to want to become" a split infinitive?
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It is an unusual sentence but, grammatically, I see no split infinitive in it. Each "to" is directly followed by an infinitive.
- It is an unusual sentence but, grammatically, I see no split infinitive in it.
- Each "to" is directly followed by an infinitive.
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It is an unusual sentence but, grammatically, I see no split infinitive in it. Each "to" is directly followed by an infinitive.
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Anonymousis the phrase "to want to become" a split infinitive?No. It's just a series of infinitives. You can do that - even though that particular sentence really is strange.
He wants to continue to try to help to stop injustice in our country.
CJ
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