Common Mistakes : Contribute
Contribute – Verb
BAD: Oxfam and Save the Children have contributed a lot of money for the relief work
GOOD: Oxfam and Save the Children have contributed a lot of money to the relief work
BAD: When I return home, I hope to contribute my country’s economic development
GOOD: When I return home, I hope to contribute to my country’s economic development
contribute (money or some other form of assistance) to sth : ‘In recent years a number of major corporations have contributed large sums of money to the President’s campaign funds
