Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
dedicate to ...
Hi
Please tell me which is grammatical.
This institution is dedicated to preserve/ preserving the culture of this land.
Please tell me which is grammatical.
This institution is dedicated to preserve/ preserving the culture of this land.
Top answer
In this context, definitely the second option (preserving). K. specifically dedicated to exhibiting photography.
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In this context, definitely the second option (preserving). If you check out BNC, you'll notice that all the examples either have -ing form or a noun or a pronoun after the phrase "dedicated to":
- The Photographers' Gallery, London, was the first gallery opened in the U.K. specifically dedicated to exhibiting photography.
- From a very young age I learned that my duty was the sin
- The Photographers' Gallery, London, was the first gallery opened in the U.K. specifically dedicated to exhibiting photography.
- From a very young age I learned that my duty was the sin
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