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demanded it to is ungrammetical

by Dante » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:09 pm
In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula.
(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded that it
(E) who demanded it to


As per OG demanded it in option is ungrammetical. Can anyone tell me why D is preferred over E and why demanded it is ungrammetical. The correct answer is D
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by netigen » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:31 pm
demand is subjunctive

so we need demand + that + be form without to

or we need demand + noun + infinitive

The former form is preferred

Lets look at the options:

(A) fails the test - that + be form without to
(B) keep it - passes second test
(C) Awkward because of "and"
(D) keep passes first test
(E) keep passes second test

between B, D and E, D is preferred as explained above.
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by gmatinjuly » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:17 am
netigen I do not have an explaination but why is C wrong

In ....one of most stuninign reversal in history of marketing,
Coca cola yielded to thousands of irate consumers
and their demand to bring back ....

their referes to consumers

demand to sounds more right

Isnt consumer aand their demands same as consumer's demand to

who demanded..sounds wordy to me...

I may be totally wrong, but please somoen please explain why...

also whats the OA
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Re: demanded it to is ungrammetical

by lunarpower » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:27 am
Dante wrote:In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula.
(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded that it
(E) who demanded it to


As per OG demanded it in option is ungrammetical. Can anyone tell me why D is preferred over E and why demanded it is ungrammetical. The correct answer is D
well, (d) is preferred to (e) because the idiomatic usage in (e) is simply wrong: you can't 'demand X to do Y'.
like other idiom issues, this one doesn't have any sort of systematic explanation; it is what it is, and you just have to know it.

ironically, your post contains another (very common) idiom error: it's wrong to say 'preferred X over Y'. the correct idiom is 'prefer X to Y'. take note.
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by Almostthere » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:42 pm
The idiom is demand that. Subjunctive would be....I demand that she return to her seat immediately...i/o I demand that she returns to her seat immediately.

idioms are just the way they are just have to read a lot and remember them. subjunctive is easier to learn than idioms. once you understand the mechanics you just have to look out for the watchwords...I demand that she watch, it's imperative that he return, I order that she go
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by loki.gmat » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:39 pm
i think, we can apply a simpler approach to solve this problem.
here r my thoughts-
few points to remember:
1)it is clear that the author is referring to an event which has happened in the past (in the history of marketing).
2)it is also clear that the company has already brought back the original coke formula.

lets review the answer options.
A)demanding - indicates that the consumers r still demanding whereas that is not the case becasue the company has already brought back the original coke formula. hence incorrect.
B)same as A.
C)demand (present tense) - indicates that the demand still exists. hence incorrect.
E)demanded it - unidiomatic. (correct idiom - demanded that)

hence IMO D.


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by babuxavier » Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:57 am
IMO D
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