Saturday, 26 March 2016

Using "demand"

 Friday, March 25, 2016
 Someone wrote: "The Federal Government will soon demand for old account books." What do you see wrong with that? CAUTION: The word "demand", as a verb, doesn't take on "for". e.g. I am going to his office to demand my money (not "...demand for my money"). NB: As a noun, "demand" can take on "for". I repeat, only as a noun. e.g. The demand for stolen funds is the next on the agenda. I hope this is clear enough?

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