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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Serve or Serving

In the following sentence, should it be "serve" or "serving":

1. We are committed to serve you with our very best.

2. We are committed to serving you with our very best.

Thank you very much.
  

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Selvakumar should it be "serve" or "serving": serving CJ

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Selvakumarshould it be "serve" or "serving":
serving

CJ
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Thank you very much, CJ, for your prompt help.

Can I say that it should be "serving" because the latter is a gerund that takes the place of a noun phrase, which is the natural complement that should follow "committed to"?

By the way, is "committed to" a phrasal verb?
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SelvakumarCan I say that it should be "serving" because the latter is a gerund that takes the place of a noun phrase, which is the natural complement that should follow "committed to"?
That's correct.
Selvakumar is "committed to" a phrasal verb?
No. In fact, there are very few phrasal verbs that contain "to".

CJ
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Once again, thank you very much for the answer, CalifJim.

I am just curious. Could "committed to" then be a prepositional phrase like "refer to" and "worry about"?
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with our very best seems unnatural and unclear in your sentence.
Instead, consider these versions.
eg We are committed to serving you with our very best efforts.
eg We are committed to serving you to the best of our abilities.
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Thank you very much, Clive.

I found the sentence in a notice in a government department. "Serving" was one verb phrase that struck me as odd. Now that you have pointed out the other mistake, I wonder why I didn't notice it.

Anyway, thanks a lot, Clive.
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SelvakumarOnce again, thank you very much for the answer, CalifJim.I am just curious. Could "committed to" then be a prepositional phrase like "refer to" and "worry about"?
I mean, "prepositional verb".
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SelvakumarCould "committed to" then be a prepositional phrase verb like "refer to" and "worry about"?
Yes.

CJ
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Thank you very much, CJ. Appreciate it.
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