huonggiang Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Because she has a great need for privacy, she loathes the public appearances demanded of her as a leading literary figure. I think demanded -->demanding, right? Help me, please.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hainp Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Dear HuongGiang, Is this a toefl question? Please post the original sentence with the choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armie480 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I think it should be 'demanded from her'. Also, if 'she' is a writer, not a heroine of a novel, the adjective 'literary' sounds weird to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasleys Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I think it should be 'demanded from her'. Also, if 'she' is a writer, not a heroine of a novel, the adjective 'literary' sounds weird to me. armie480, I think literary (= connected with literature) is OK here. In UK usage demanded of is OK as here because such use is common when related to something requiring a particular effort. Alternative usage in a different sentence structure might be 'public appearances placed a heavy demand on her time'. Also demanding (= requiring skill/effort) as in 'she found public appearances demanding and quickly tired during them'. We would use demand … from if wanting something more tangible, eg 'I demanded an apology from the company'. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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