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hiromichi
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:57 am Post subject: "in protest of" vs "in protest of" |
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In a sentence below, can we change "against" into "of" without changing the meaning?
Five teachers quit in protest against the school's decision.
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Jacob K.
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Yes, you may change "against" to "of".
When used as a noun, "protest" may be seen followed by "against","at", "of", or "to". All of these words may be used to convey (show) the same meaning. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Jacob K..
Thank you very much.
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