I have two questions about grammar.
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I have two contexts from a book and I'm dubious about whether they are right or wrong grammatically.

1. "I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming." ( from the book Awaken the giant within you by Tony Robbins )

So the question is , is it correct grammatically to say or write " I aspire to becoming." ?

2."Not only do you have to decide what results you are committed to, but also the kind of person that you’re committed to becoming."( from the book Awaken the giant within you by Tony Robbins )

The second question is it correct grammatically to say or write " You're committed to becoming" ?

Thank you.

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I have two questions about grammar.
Hi

How are you?

I have two contexts from a book and I'm dubious about whether they are right or wrong grammatically.

1. "I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming." ( from the book Awaken the giant within you by Tony Robbins )

So the question is , is it correct grammatically to say or write " I aspire to becoming." ?

2."Not only do you have to decide what results you are committed to, but also the kind of person that you’re committed to becoming."( from the book Awaken the giant within you by Tony Robbins )

The second question is it correct grammatically to say or write " You're committed to becoming" ?

Thank you.

Answer

Interesting point!

"I aspired to becoming" is incorrect.  The correct phrase is "I aspired to become".  "Aspire" is one of those verbs, like "start", "plan", "hope", "try" and others, that can take a second verb in the infinitive, to express an action that might happen in the future.  I start to write a letter.  I plan to become a leader.  I hope to see better days.  I try to work faster.  I aspire to become something better.

"Committed to becoming" is correct.  "Commit" is not one of those verbs that takes another verb in the infinitive.  Instead we speak of committing to a thing - a noun.  I commit to daily exercise.  I commit to a program of study.  In the case of "commit to becoming", the verb "to become" is expressed as a gerund, so that it functions as a noun in the sentence.

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1)The way this is written is incorrect. 
The correct way to say this would be “that I aspired to become.”

2) “The kind of person that you’re committed to becoming” is correct.

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