[Vocabulary] demand someboy to do sth

[Jokies]

Can you use "demand" like "ask" in a sentence like "He demanded her to leave the house" or does it have to be "He demanded that she left the house" / "He demanded of her to leave the house"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would say "demand that she leave the house". It is the mandative subjunctive.

 

[Rover_KE]

'Demand' is much stronger than 'ask'.

I'd say 'He demanded that she left the house'.

The subjunctive is little used in BE. It has not been taught in British schools for decades.

 

[MikeNewYork]

'Tis a pity.

 

[Rover_KE]

We seem to manage OK without it.