Phrase: Most banks do not mind lending money

[Metana]

Test No. errors/advan-1 "Give me the bill", question 2

Most banks do not mind to lend money to young entrepreneurs.

(a) Most
(b) do
(c) to lend
(d) to

Test No. errors/advan-1 "Give me the bill", answer 2

Most banks do not mind lending money to young entrepreneurs.

Correct entry: lending
The error was: (c) to lend
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most of the banks?

Metana

[Alan]

You have added at the end most of the banks, what is your question?
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[Torsten]

The verb mind is followed by a gerund (lending). Other examples:

Would you mind opening the door?
I don't mind working long hours every day.
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[nerd]

i am wondering if it is not about the gerund, is it right to use "most banks do not mind to lend money to young entrepeneur"?

thanks.

[Torsten]

Hi Nerd,

The verb mind is followed by a gerund, that's why "most banks do not mind to lend money" is wrong.
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[ched133]

Hi,

what if i were to change the sentence to something like, "i don't like to lend people money" vs "i don't like lending people money". Are both of these sentences correct?

also, what if i changed "mind" to something else

I do not care lending money to friends
I do not care seeing you this weekend

is it a rule that when a verb is used such as "mind" and "care" a gerund verb form must follow after that and never the "to + verb" form?

[Torsten]

Some verbs require a gerund and some verbs are followed by the infinitive. There are also verbs that can be followed by both a gerund or an infinitive.
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[ched133]

can you give me an example of each

[nerd]

[Torsten]

I'm sure that such a list exists somewhere but it I'm afraid it won't be very useful because it's impossible to learn how to use those verbs correctly by looking at that list. Instead, you should take it one verb at a time. Yes, 'mind' always requires a gerund.

One of the many verbs that can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive is 'stop'. Please take a look at these sentences and tell me if you understand the difference in meaning:

He stopped talking.
He stopped to talk.

I take it you have read Alan's story on gerunds and infinitives?

For more information on the subject please read these threads:
gerund vs. infinitive (demand)
try + infinitive vs. try + gerund
like + infinitive vs. like + gerund
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[nerd]

i saw the link about gerund and invinitive. and i heard it a while back from my teacher. but still want to make sure whether gerund is "we do it over and over. such as habit or so" and invinitive is when you are about saying or doing it.?

thanks.

[Alan]

Hi,

If you want definitive lists of verbs followed only by gerund/infinitive or either gerund or infinitive, I can recommend this excellent book:
Oxford University Press: A Practical English Grammar. A.J. Thompson and A.V. Martinet, Intermediate

The verbs that can take either often indicate a different meaning as for example: try to do (make an effort) try doing (experiment). When the meaning is basically the same, the very general difference is that the gerund is more general and the infinitive is more specific. But that is only a very rough description. Check out the book to see the detail.

Alan
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[nerd]

thanks Allan, i appreciate it.