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For explanations of correct Standard English that contradict widely-taught (but incorrect) "grammar rules".
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Why does the following sentence have prescriptively bad grammar?
He decided to quickly leave the house.
I believe it was the split infinitive that was the concern. I was taking a verbal aptitude test, and the correct answer was "He decided to leave the house quic …
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