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#93199 Mon, 25 Apr 05 01:36 PM

Because he was tired, he scored poorly in the exam, a fact which will cause him to not be admitted into the university.
I have two questions about the above sentence:
1. ...cause him to not be admitted.... What I learned in grammar books is that "not" comes before the infinitive, not between "to" and "be admitted..."
2. ... admitted into the university. I don't know whether "the university" is a particular university that he had applied for or it refers any university.
Thank you for your help.

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#93216 Mon, 25 Apr 05 02:10 PM

1. I agree, but splitting infinitives is becoming more and more acceptable, and 'not' is an easy way to do it.

2. Here, it must be a specific university; otherwise, we would say 'into university', as an institution to which one would hope to advance upon passing an examination.

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