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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Instructed/Demanded

Please look at this question.

"The accounts payable department has been ___ to issue a refund on any defective items under the warranty"
(1)instructed (2)agreed (3) demanded (4) intended

The correct answer is (1) instructed. I've chosen (3) demanded. Couldn't someone teach me why (3) demanded can't be a correct answer?

Thank you for your answer in advance.
  

Top answer

You can instruct someone to do something, but you can't demand someone to do something

— Fivejedjon

  • You can instruct someone to do something, but you can't demand someone to do something
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You can instruct someone to do something, but you can't demand someone to do something
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Thank you so much for your answer,FivejedjonEmotion: embarrassed. Since another man in this Forum has asked me to call him without "Mr", I also
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Hi;

A sergeant in the army can demand that the men under his command do all kinds of things. He is master. He is in charge and he does not care if his men like him or not. They must obey him.

Demand is a very strong verb, and hardly ever used in the passive voice.

In a business context, especially between different departments, demands are usually accompanied by resistan
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AlpheccaStarsA sergeant in the army can demand that the men under his command do all kinds of things.
Quite. He cannot demand his men to do things.
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fivejedjonQuite. He cannot demand his men to do things.
Quite, and to be crystal clear, "demand" is followed by a clause with a verb in the subjunctive voice, not the to-infinitive.

Mom demands that he do his homework before he plays any games.
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I've learned here that I should use "that" clause with such verbs like suggest,request,require,recommend and demand. But sometimes I've seen the expression containing this form, "Employees are required to Mr.Noh if there is any problems with their purchases". I'm a little confused on it. By the way, Your words are so much helpful. "demand" is too a strong verb in a business field. Thank you so muc
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Thank you for your answer,FivejedjonEmotion: embarrassed
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"Require", "need", and some other verbs are followed by the to-infinitive. These verbs are called catenative verbs.

Employees are required to consult with Mr.Noh if there are any problems with their purchases.
Employees are asked to consult with Mr.Noh if there are any problems with their purchases.
Employees need to consult with
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Awesome! It is a perfect content I must learn. Thank you so much,Ms.AlpheccaStarsEmotion: embarrassed
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