В пособии рассматриваются основные моменты английской грамматики: части речи имя существительное, имя прилагательное и наречие; видо-временные формы глагола; модальные глаголы; неличные формы глагола

C. mind can never be followed by an infinitive.

7. Gerunds with Passive Meaning

After need, require and want, the gerund is used in a passive sense:
Your flowers need watering.
Does this problem require solving?
The house wants repairing. (British English)
Need can also be followed by a passive infinitive:
Your flowers need to be watered.

8. The Gerund: Special Cases

Note the use of the gerund after as, like, than, it is any/some/no etc. good/use, it is useless, it is worth, to feel like, to be for/against:


As well as coming to any party without the invitation,
he is always the last to leave.
I don’t feel like going to bed so early.
There’s nothing I like more than dancing.
It’s no use crying. It’s useless crying.
It was no good objecting.
Are you for or against moving to a new flat?
This book is worth buying.

INFINITIVE AND GERUND CONSTRUCTIONS

1. Verbs and Adjectives Which May Take either Infinitive or Gerund

advise (117, 8) like (117, 10)
agree (117, 12) love (117, 10) allow (117, 8) mean (117, 4)
attempt (117, 5) need (114; 117,13)
begin (117, 1 ) permit (117, 8)
can’t/couldn’t bear (117, 2) prefer (117, 10)
bother (117, 1) propose (117, 5)
care for (117, 10) recommend (117, 8)
cease (117, 1) regret (117, 9)
continue (117, 1) remember (117, 9)
forbid (117, 8) require (114)
forget (117, 9) start (117, 1)
go on (117, 6) stop (117, 7)
hate (117, 10) try (117, 11)
intend (117, 3) want (114)

accustomed, afraid, ashamed, certain, interested, sorry, sure,
used: see 118.