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"commit sb to do" or "commit sb to doing"?
He has clearly committed his government to continue/continuing down the path of economic reform.
He has committed himself to support/supporing his brother's children.
May 10, 2013 1:58 AM
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...'supporting' his brother's...
I disagree with angry_hermit's suggestion on the first one - his sentence changes the meaning of the original, which is fine.
Strangely enough, both versions (continue/continuing) sound ok in that first example.
May 10, 2013
That first one has a sentence structure that might seem odd to a native speaker. Try this instead:
He has committed his government to the path of economic reform.
As for the second one, it would be more natural to say this:
He has committed himself to supporting his brother's children.
May 10, 2013
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