is crucial to acquire / is crucial to acquiring / is crucial for acquiring

[ademoglu]

Hi,

I would like to ask which one should I use after 'crucial to / for' - an infinitive or gerund? I cannot find an answer in dictionaries.

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crucial

Here are my sentences:

Learning new words is crucial to acquire a new language easily.
Learning new words is crucial to acquiring a new language easily.
Learning new words is crucial for acquiring a new language easily.

It is crucial to understand that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.
It is crucial to understanding that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.
It is crucial for understanding that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.

Thanks.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, your English is pretty good. (Obviously, it's not perfect, or you wouldn't be here. ;-)) In any case, you should know that we learn ​a new language. (And if you know how to do that easily, tell me.) Thus, your sentence should be something like:

It is necessary to learn the essential vocabulary (what some would call the everyday words) if you are going to learn a new language.

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Eh?

 

[oldbei]

... (Obviously, it's not perfect, or you wouldn't be here. ;-)) ... Thus, your sentence should be something like:

It is necessary to learn the essential vocabulary (what some would call the everyday words) if you are going to learn a new language.


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Unless you intend to teach here.:lol:

Are you suggesting that "crucial" should not be used to express the idea? :?:



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[Tarheel]

You certainly can use crucial.

 

[ademoglu]

Thanks for your comments, I still don't understand. Which of my sentences are OK? Can I use both the usages of 'crucial + doing' and 'crucial + do'?

 

[Tarheel]

Hi,

I would like to ask which one should I use after 'crucial to / for' - an infinitive or gerund? I cannot find an answer in dictionaries.

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crucial

Here are my sentences:

Learning new words is crucial to acquire a new language easily.
Learning new words is crucial to acquiring a new language easily.
Learning new words is crucial for acquiring a new language easily. :tick:

It is crucial to understand that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.
It is crucial to understanding that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.
It is crucial for understanding that learning new words plays a big role in acquiring a new language.

The one I checked is the only one I consider usable. However, I still say that a person learns a new language.