MarvinTheMartian Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
To demand of...
0 Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 02 br
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00 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." 02 br
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00 2. "The rebels compelled the king to release the prisoners." 02 br
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00 In this context, can "compel" be used as a synonym of "demand of", or does it necessarily imply that the rebels were successful in their campaign to liberate the prisoners? I'm asking this because I can't think of a substitute for "demand of". I could be wrong, but I feel it makes my first example sound slightly "antiquated" (for lack of a better word.) Is there a simpler, less formal way of saying it? I thought of saying "The rebels pressured the king..." or "The rebels urged the king...", but neither of these verbs sounds imperative enough. Besides, I feel they somewhat detract from my intended meaning. 02 br
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00 I think I've hit a dead-end. Can someone please help me with this? 0-
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00 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." 02 br
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00 2. "The rebels compelled the king to release the prisoners." 02 br
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00 In this context, can "compel" be used as a synonym of "demand of", or does it necessarily imply that the rebels were successful in their campaign to liberate the prisoners? I'm asking this because I can't think of a substitute for "demand of". I could be wrong, but I feel it makes my first example sound slightly "antiquated" (for lack of a better word.) Is there a simpler, less formal way of saying it? I thought of saying "The rebels pressured the king..." or "The rebels urged the king...", but neither of these verbs sounds imperative enough. Besides, I feel they somewhat detract from my intended meaning. 02 br
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00 I think I've hit a dead-end. Can someone please help me with this? 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1. 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 2.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." 02 font 00 In simple terms, it mea
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01 font 00 Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." 02 font 00 In simple terms, it mea
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0 Thanks, I thought of that as well. "The rebels demanded that the king release the prisoners" is a fine substitute, but it doesn't specify whether the rebels addressed the king himself or a mere subservient. For all we know, they could have asked the cook or the chamberlain to deliver the message. I wish to make it 01 i 00 explicit 02 i 00 that the rebels voiced their demand bef
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0 >I wish to make it explicit that the rebels voiced their demand before the king himself. 02 br
01 i 00 The rebels 01 b 00 were received 02 b 00 by the king and demanded that the prisoners be released. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 The rebels 01 b 00 met 02 b 00 the king and demanded that the prisoners be released. 02 i 0-
01 i 00 The rebels 01 b 00 were received 02 b 00 by the king and demanded that the prisoners be released. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 The rebels 01 b 00 met 02 b 00 the king and demanded that the prisoners be released. 02 i 0-
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