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Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?
I'm currently having a bit of a dispute and would appreciate your help please. Which one is more grammatically correct?
- enables you to quickly and easily identify
- enables you to identify quickly and easily
And why do you think the one that you've chosen?
Both are equally grammatical, but also equally nonsensical because identify is missing its object. As soon as the object is added, the first alternative actually becomes preferable.
enables you to quickly and easily identify problems
→ perfectly natural
enables you to identify quickly and easily problems
→ weird, too much stuff between the verb and its object
(Whoever objects to the first order likely does so because of a made-up rule about "split infinitives", which has nothing to do with the reality of English grammar. See this general question for details.)
