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Improve or Improving? Wed Jun 21, 2006 14:02 pm  Improve or Improving?
 

Hello everybody

Could you please tell me about the right choice?

1- She contributed a great deal to -------------- the
standard of education in her country.

(improve-improving)

Thanks

Tom
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Improve or Improving? Wed Jun 21, 2006 15:02 pm  Improve or Improving?
 

Hi Tom

contribute to something => to is a preposition

contribute to improving

If the meaning of to is the same as "in order to", then you can use improve:

contribute a great deal (of something) (in order) to improve

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