commit crime, no to
commit *****.to prison, with to
The stress is on: How to remember it in Chinese?
This trick I found about preposition, in which Master Xu Mengxion is an authority, is a breakthrough.
My father's teacher Master Xu was one time one of about ten Masters in People's Daily, shared honor with Ba Jin and others. It is this kind master who wrote English qualification testimony for me for my application to the USA. Only decades past, I could say I did not become a ridicule for that honor.
My knowledge about preposition compared to Xu's, is a drop of water to ocean. After my arduous (not by ardent heating) effort I filled some gap, I assume, even I explain this to those authorities now, it would take a while to digest it, hopefully someone would support me.