The adjective 'demanding' is most commonly followed by 'of' when referring to expectations from a person. Other prepositions may appear in different structures, but some combinations are uncommon or unnatural.
Use 'demanding of' to describe high expectations placed on someone. 'Demanding on' can appear when talking about strain or pressure on something. 'Demanding for', 'demanding in', and 'demanding about' are usually not natural directly after the adjective.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use 'demanding of' when someone expects a lot from another person.
Use 'demanding on' when something is physically, mentally, or emotionally hard on someone or something.
'Demanding' is often used without a following preposition before a noun.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English normally uses 'demanding of' for expectations or no preposition at all.
✕ She is demanding for her staff. ✓ She is demanding of her staff.'Demanding on' describes strain, while 'demanding of' describes expectations.
✕ The coach is demanding on the players. ✓ The coach is demanding of the players.Many uses of 'demanding' do not need a following preposition.
✕ It is demanding for work. ✓ It is demanding work.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is very common before a noun, as in 'a demanding schedule' or 'a demanding course'.
Yes. It is used when something causes strain, especially physical or mental strain.
In that structure, 'about details' adds topic information. The adjective itself is not normally followed by 'about' as a fixed pattern.
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