Really is often placed between to and bare infinitive in colloquial English.
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It would take ages to really master the job.
Instead of really we can use completely, entirely, duely, unduely. -
It would take ages to completely finish the job.
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It would take ages to finish the job completely.
A number of nouns can be followed directly by the infinitive, they are:
Ability, ambition, anxiety, attempt, decision, demand, desire, determination, eagerness, effort, failure, offer, plan, promise, refusal, request, scheme, willingness, wish. -
His ability to get on with people is his asset.
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She made on effort to stand up.
Too + adjective + infinitive -
You are too young to understand.
Sometimes after too + adjective we may use a passive infinitive.
