An "infinitive" in English is a verb preceded by the word to, as in to study. Many English verbs can be followed by a grammatical structure that contains an infinitive and is known as an "infinitive ...

My column last week dealt with the two forms the infinitive takes in actual usage, namely as full or to-infinitive or as base or zero infinitive. As explained in detail in that column, the choice ...

If you think that you’re a stickler for grammar, consider the position of the British regarding the 1871 Treaty of Washington. According to a literary historian, the British government refused to sign ...