would you mind 後面是否一定要加gerund?

我的意思是如果 would you mind 後想加 verb, 那麼是不是一定要用gerund 而不可以用to-infinitive?

Ans: No, you can't.

Would you mind ( is followed by a gerund) ..........?


Take a look at this:


Staying with me <------------ This is what I doubt if you would mind


Let's put it back into the sentence above now.

It has become:


Would you mind staying with me? <=============

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In English, different verbs are followed by different patterns and meanings may vary.

Examples:

He started singing. ( It only shows he started doing something.)

He started to sing. ( It means he stopped doing something and then started to sing. )
**** It means he was doing something before he started to sing.***


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In American English, we can say things like

" He likes TO PLAY." to infinitive

In British English, we tend to use a gerund in the sentence.


He likes playing. <--------- gerund

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Footnote: In both British and American English,

we have to say " Would you mind ( verb+ing.................)?

If you want to be polite, you may add " please" at the end of the question as well.


Would you mind staying with me, please? <-----( Super polite)

( Don't forget there is a comma before "please".!)

That's it for now.

Hope these are helpful

Ciao

其實 would you mind 後面係要 gerund 的..
你可以參考一下 gerund 表
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerund
Verbs that are often followed by a gerund include admit, adore, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, carry on, consider, contemplate, delay, deny, describe, detest, dislike, enjoy, escape, fancy, feel, finish, give, hear, imagine, include, justify, listen to, mention, mind, miss, notice, observe, perceive, postpone, practice, quit, recall, report, resent, resume, risk, see, sense, sleep, stop, suggest, tolerate and watch. Additionally, prepositions are often followed by a gerund.
gerund 之後係要加 -ing 的..
所以 would you mind helping me 才是對的。
你可以再參考這個網址
http://hk.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=7008080802165

2009-07-10 16:30:29 補充：
其實你可以再看看在 Yahoo 字典的例句..

http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/search.html?s=mind

Would you mind switching the television to channel 8?
請把電視轉到第八頻道好嗎?
She wouldn't mind taking care of our children.
她不會介意照料我們的孩子的。

在這兩句句子中我們可見 mind 之後一定係要跟 -ing 的…

2009-07-10 16:31:43 補充：
我想你可以再參考這個網址的…

http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/search.html?s=mind

在 Yahoo 字典裏，我們可見它的例句兩句都是用 -ing 的..

Would you mind switching the television to channel 8?
請把電視轉到第八頻道好嗎?
She wouldn't mind taking care of our children.
她不會介意照料我們的孩子的。

2009-07-10 16:33:41 補充：
呢個網址都係好有用的…

http://www.npc.edu.hk/staff/~ngtungying/english_grammar/lessons/lesson42.htm

※ 有些動詞後面只能以 Verbal Noun 或 Gerund 作賓語，
而不能以 Infinitive 作賓語。
例如：
You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work
Would you mind opening the window?

應該否,但不可加to-infinitive ......