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Dezz Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To preposition or infinitive

I can see the difference between "I am used to doing.." and "I used to do.." but in some other cases it's a bit confusing, example:

" We're committed to using this resource for scientific research. " VS "...committed to use..." ?

" ...In my contract there's a view to going permanant" VS "..to go permanant".

In other words, how can we decide whether TO is a preposition and needs a gerund or it's a part of infinitve?

THANKS.
  

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Hello, dezz - and welcome to English Forums. We're committed to using this resource for scientific research. In my contract there's a view to going permanent How can we decide whether TO is a preposition and needs a gerund or it's a part of infinitve?

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  • Hello, dezz - and welcome to English Forums.
  • We're committed to using this resource for scientific research.
  • In my contract there's a view to going permanent How can we decide whether TO is a preposition and needs a gerund or it's a part of infinitve?
  • -- It is a matter of which one collocates with the verb, adjective or noun (here, 'commit to + -ing', 'a view to + -ing').
  • Some collocate with the infinitive only ('be expected + infinitive'), some with the '-ing' form only ('look forward to + -ing') and some to either or neither.
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Hello, dezz - and welcome to English Forums.

We're committed to using this resource for scientific research.

In my contract there's a view to going permanent

How can we decide whether TO is a preposition and needs a gerund or it's a part of infinitve?-- It is a matter of which one collocates with the verb, adjective or noun (here, 'commit to + -ing',
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