【再问】大全872

slamshady

872.    To speak habitually of the “truly needy” is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called “needy” actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the “truly needy” is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the “truly needy” is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the “truly needy” is gradually to instill the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the “truly needy” is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the “truly needy” is instilling the gradual notion

感觉的（C）有点怪，为什么不是 To speak habitually of the “truly needy” is to gradually instill the notion呢? 还是说两者不一样，请NN指点~~~

slamshady

没有人回答吗？

doctortt

Hi,

" to gradually instill " is a split infinitive, which it's consider incorrect in GMAT.  That's why you don't see such option in the answer choices.

slamshady

谢谢！之所以不能这么用是不是因为instill也包含逐渐的意思？如果把gradually放到to前面就可以避免这种重复了吗？