http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpNeeded/bbqjz/post.htm#93216Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:10:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93216Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpNeeded/bbqjz/post.htm#93216http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-93216.xml1. I agree, but splitting infinitives is becoming more and more acceptable, and 'not' is an easy way to do it. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpNeeded/bbqwz/post.htmMon, 25 Apr 2005 12:36:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93199Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpNeeded/bbqwz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-93199.xmlBecause he was tired, he scored poorly in the exam, a fact which will cause him to not be admitted into the university. <br />I have two questions about the above sentence: <br />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..." <br />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. <br />Thank you for your help.