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Bookmark or Share- dedicated and devoted | WordReference ForumsHello Quietdandelion. Both work but I think devoted sounds better. Dedicated - In senses (of person) devoted to aims or vocation, having single minded loyalty or integrity. Devoted - In senses, zealously loyal or loving. I think it is the 'loving' part which refers to the mother and makes it work better. Anwal.
- to provide vs to providing - WordReference ForumsAug 21, 2011. #2. Provide and providing are both acceptable and are interchangeable in the construction you give. It is coincidental that the sentence is broken up differently by provide and providing. [providing consular services to Malaysian overseas.] is what [The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia is committed to] [to provide consular ...
- dedicated to doing vs. dedicated to do | WordReference ForumsThe difference between. a) One needs to be dedicated to play rugby nowadays. (correct) b) The committee was dedicated to keep the nation out of the war. (incorrect) is that in a) 'to' is a preposition with the meaning 'in order to', whereas in b) 'to' is the particle of the infinitive 'to keep'.
- committed to deliver vs. committed to delivering - WordReference ForumsSenior Member. USA. American English. Feb 15, 2011. #4. Ha, I just realized you have two #1s. The grammatical support (in non-technical terms) for "delivering" in your sentence is that "commit to" requires a noun, so "delivering" is used. If you used "commit to deliver," the "to" would be pulled to the "deliver" to make an infinitive (verb). J.
- dedicated to + gerund or infinitive - WordReference ForumsDedicated to maintain can be interpreted as a contraction of dedicated in order to maintain, while dedicated to maintaining has only one interpretation. E esthertb
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