Consecutive infinitives

infinitives

There is no grammatical limit. The sentence could continue The witness refuses to consider to agree to testify to help to free . . . However, anyone writing like that would quickly try the patience of the reader.


No. This is a style choice. Once you get past two infinitives, however, you might start considering revisions, simply for the sake of flow and ease of reading.

E.g.: 3 infinitives: The witness refuses to consider to agree to testify. 2: The witness refuses to consider agreeing to testify. 1: The witness won't consider agreeing to testify.

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