English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
USING THE VERB FORMS WITHOUT S AND THE NOUN FORMS WITH S
- You demand something; you ~don’t demand~ for something but you can make a demand for something.
- You request information; you don’t ~request for~ information but you can make a request for information.
- He tried to emphasise the point; he didn’t try to ~emphasise on~ the point but he tried to lay emphasis on the point.
GAB