Mechanics: Split Infinitives

An infinitive is a verb form used as a noun: "To err is human, to forgive divine." Because it becomes in effect a single unit as a noun, you should avoid splitting it with adverbs:

Wrong: 

To carefully consider alternatives, we should hold a meeting.

Right: 

To consider alternatives carefully, we should hold a meeting.

   Sentence Fragments
   Comma Splices
   Run-on Sentences
   Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers
   Subject-Verb Agreement
   Split Infinitives
   Which, That, It, and Of
   Semi-colons and Colons
   Apostrophes
   His and Her