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What is the rule about splitting infinitives? How would you rewrite the quote above based on this rule?

read this quote that comes from a popular television and movie franchise:

"To boldly go where no one has gone before."

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"to go boldly where no one has gone before."

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The rule about splitting infinitives is that it should be avoided. If you can avoid inserting a word between TO and the verb, you should. Split infinitives are grammatically incorrect which is why you shouldn't use them.
So, to correct this quote, you should do the following:
"To go boldly where no one has gone before."
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