"Imperative to" + "-ing" suffix

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Is it correct to write: "An agreement is imperative to tackling the problem"?

Or should it be: "An agreement is imperative to tackle the problem"?

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Different adjectives (imperative, vital, necessary, central, fundamental) allow different constructions. Personally I'd associate imperative with the earlier ones in that list, and stick with the infinitive (OP's second option). — FumbleFingers, May 18 '15 at 13:00
In this case "to" is not a preposition but means "in order to" which requires the infinitive. — a better oliver, May 18 '15 at 13:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '15 at 14:01

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The following are my recommendations:

"An agreement is imperative for tackling the problem"

"An agreement is imperative (in order) to tackle the problem"

answered May 18 '15 at 14:01

Sankarane

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 05 '17 at 10:14

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here "to" is not a part of the adjective "imperative". so that here "to" will take verb form of "tackle". so "An agreement is imperative to tackle the problem"? is right.

answered Feb 05 '17 at 10:14

andy

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