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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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Ban from vs ban on
"Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan."
I read the above in the Times of India.
Please explain the use of the preposition "from vs on" in "ban from all cricket..."
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Consider these simpler examples. Umar Akmal is banned from playing cricket . This means he is not allowed to play cricket.
- Consider these simpler examples.
- Umar Akmal is banned from playing cricket .
- This means he is not allowed to play cricket.
- There is a ban on cricket.
- This means no-one is allowed to play the sport of cricket.
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Consider these simpler examples.
Umar Akmal is banned from playing cricket . This means he is not allowed to play cricket.
There is a ban on cricket. This means no-one is allowed to play the sport of cricket.
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