Approve or approve of

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0The right-wing Hindu organisation Bajrang Dal has said  it will oppose Valentine's Day celebrations in Madhya Pradesh "tooth  and nail", claiming the day reflects a Western phenomenon which is  destroying Indian culture. 02br00The group also encourages its members to burn  Valentine's cards and members have put up billboard advertisements  asking young lovers not to hold hands.  02br01b00Taboos02b00 02br00Traditional Indian society does not approve of public  displays of affection between the sexes, including hand-holding and  kissing. 02br00Another Hindu hard-line organization, the Shiv Sena, has  said it will photograph couples caught expressing their love in  cinemas, cafes and shopping malls and hand the pictures to their  parents. 02br02br00-----------------------------------------------------------------------------02br00Is it necessary to write 'approve of' here? I would just write 'approve'.02br02br00Indian society does not approve public displays of affection between two sexes ...02br02br00Your comments please.0-

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

0You do need approve of in this context.02br
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00'Approve of' - feel that you support something, have positive thoughts about something.02br
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00'Approve' - you have the formal authority to say whether something is allowed to happen (or not).02br
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00So in this article, saying 'Indian society does not approve of this behaviour', means that it doesn't like this behaviour.02br
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00If you change it to 'Indian society does not approve this behaviour', it means that the couples must have had to apply for permission to do this behaviour, and permission was refused.0-

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