A split infintive is an infintive that b. has a word between "to" and the verb. (Why do you think they call it split?)
<u>Examples</u>: <em><u />
to boldly go where no man has ever gone before
she seems to really like it</em>
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Answer:
The past simple is formed by using past tense of the to be verb and a gerund.
Explanation:
The following examples completed in the past continuous tense would be as follows:
- Alice hurt herself while she was riding her bicycle along Park St.
- I met my neighbor while I was walking home from work.
- Sally saw a friend while she was studying in the library.
- Peter fell asleep while he skating.
- Bob stepped on Jane's feel while they were dancing.
- I cut myself while I was shaving.
- Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they were baking cookies.
- Tommy had a nightmare while he was sleeping at a friend's house.
B. Alice hurt herself while she was playing soccer.
<span>The events in "Water Never Hurt a Man" changed John by the end of the story because:
He becomes more confident in his ability to be a driver boy on the canal.
From a boy who is constantly afraid of being scolded and doing his tasks wrong, John becomes more like his father. He became more confident in doing his tasks and his mindset changed which has been evident in him saying "</span><span>"Water never hurt a man; it keeps his hide from cracking."</span>
