[Grammar] 'demand' or 'demand for'?

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Helissax

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[FONT=&quot]Please tell me which verb is better to use:

The company will demand for foodstuffs prices to be changed every nine months.
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The company will demand foodstuffs prices to be changed every nine months. [/FONT]
 

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The problem is with the word "foodstuffs". Change that to "foodstuff".
 

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Don't use "for" and omit the "to."

They will demand that prices be changed.
 

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[FONT=&quot]Please tell me which verb is better to use:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The company will demand for foodstuffs prices to be changed every nine months.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The company will demand foodstuffs prices to be changed every nine months. [/FONT]

If you want to retain plural form of 'foodstuff', try this way with verb 'revise':
The company will demand the prices of foodstuffs to be changed/revised every nine months. Or
The company will demand a revision of the prices of foodstuffs in every nine months.
 
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