在批改同学们的作文时，有同学写了这样一个句子“Education is the key to secure a good job.”他认为，老师说过to do是固定用法，叫做不定式，那to后面接的肯定是动词原形。的确，这是to的一个高频用法: 作为 “infinitive marker”--用于原形动词之前，表示该动词的不定式。不定式往往用于许多动词之后，也可以用于名词或形容词之前。
但是，很多同学忽略的是，其实to本身还是一个介词。当to作为介词时，后面接的是只能名词性质的词，其中包括名词和动名词。大家在学习初高中英语时老师特别强调的“look forward to doing sth. ”就是把to作为介词使用。因此文章开头中同学所写的句子其实应该改为“Education is the key to securing a good job.”
同样的例子还有某位同学所写的“You need pay more attention to work with others.”他认为这里的to也可以作为不定式标志词。但是在词组中，这个“to”的性质其实已经确定了，就是介词，因此它的后面是不可以跟动词原形的。或者同学们可以从另一个角度考虑，大部分同学应该熟悉“pay attention to sth.” 这个短语，其中的sth.是名词，那么to后面接动词就应该改成doing, 而不是to do，因为doing是动名词，才具有名词性。所以这句话应该改为“You need pay more attention to work with others.”
文章的最后，在下面给大家罗列出了to作为介词的常见词组（后面接的是sb./sth./doing sth. 不能接do sth.），希望大家今后可以分清作为介词的“to”和不定式标志的“to”：
1. 适应: adapt/adjust to
The elderly can be slow to adapt to the changing environment.
2. 吸引: appeal to
The design can appeal to all ages and social groups.
3. 运用: apply sth. to sth.
The new technology was applied to online communication.
4. 把…归因于: attribute sth. to sth.
She attributes her success to hard work and friends' help.
5. 有贡献: contribute to
Immigrants have greatly contributed to the local culture in many ways.
6. 反对: object to
Many local people object to the building of the new airport.
7. 提到，涉及: refer to
This article refers to the experience of his father.
8. 依靠，求助于: resort to
The company have to resort to using experienced staff.
9. 期盼: look forward to
I am looking forward to seeing you again.
10. 坚持(做某事，不怕困难): stick to
He finds it impossible to stick to exercising ever day.
11. 受影响，易遭受: be subject to
Flights are subject to delay because of the heavy rain.
12. 习惯于: be accustomed to
He is accustomed to working overtime.
13. 献身，致力: devote oneself to
She devoted her life to helping the poor.
14. 的解决方案/关键/答案/法: the solution/key/answer/approach to
Science and Technology is always the key to developing a country.
15. 沉溺于；对…上瘾: be addicted to
Many young people are addicted to computer games.
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