Question:
Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
She demanded me to swallow the medication.
Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
She demanded me to swallow the medication.
Options:
- a) demanded that I swallow the medication
- b) me swallowing the medication
- c) that me swallow the medication
- d) to swallow the medication by me
- a) demanded that I swallow the medication
- b) me swallowing the medication
- c) that me swallow the medication
- d) to swallow the medication by me
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
The verb ‘demand’ is often followed by a ‘that’-clause with a subjunctive verb. It is incorrect to say ‘demand someone to do something’. Thus, ‘demanded that I swallow’ is the grammatically correct structure.
‘Demand’ क्रिया के बाद सामान्यतः ‘that’-clause का प्रयोग होता है (demand that subject + base verb)। ‘Demand me to do’ व्याकरणिक रूप से गलत है। अतः सही विकल्प ‘demanded that I swallow’ होगा।