1. Seek: It means ‘look for’. It therefore does not take ‘for’: I am seeking for your help (wrong). I am seeking your help (right)
2. Demand: When ‘demand’ is used as a verb, it does not go with the preposition ‘for’: The students are demanding for new ceiling fans (wrong) The students are demanding new ceiling fans (right). However, when demand is used as a noun, it takes the preposition ‘for’: you can make a demand for whatever you need.
3. Enter: When it means to ‘physically go in’, it does not take the preposition ‘into’: We entered the warehouse at 8am (right) we entered into the warehouse at 8am (wrong). However, it takes the preposition ‘into’ when it means to begin or start: I entered into an agreement with him yesterday.
To be continued…
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