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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Close The Trial To
A short story reads--
"The jury in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of a journalist did not demand journalists to be barred from the proceedings, a member of the jury said Thursday, contradicting a statement by a judge a day earlier when he closed the trial to reporters."
Would "closed the trial from the reporters" have been more grammatical, since most people would say "protect something from attack" rather than "protect something to attack"?
"The jury in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of a journalist did not demand journalists to be barred from the proceedings, a member of the jury said Thursday, contradicting a statement by a judge a day earlier when he closed the trial to reporters."
Would "closed the trial from the reporters" have been more grammatical, since most people would say "protect something from attack" rather than "protect something to attack"?
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MeggPhaggSioux Would "closed the trial from the reporters" have been more grammatical No. If something is "closed to you" it means that you are not allowed access. Here are just three examples taken at random from a Google search on "closed to" 1.
- MeggPhaggSioux Would "closed the trial from the reporters" have been more grammatical No.
- If something is "closed to you" it means that you are not allowed access.
- Here are just three examples taken at random from a Google search on "closed to" 1.
- Route 61 is currently closed to southbound traffic 2.
- One of the world's most unlikely tourist attractions – the nuclear exclusion zone around Chernobyl – has closed to foreign visitors 3.
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MeggPhaggSiouxWould "closed the trial from the reporters" have been more grammaticalNo. If something is "closed to you" it means that you are not allowed access.
Here are just three examples taken at random from a Google search on "closed to"
1. Route 61 is currently closed to south
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Not a phrasal verb, I think, but prepositional verb:
Taba Hotel is closed completely to Israelis.
To whom is the hotel closed?
Taba Hotel is closed completely to Israelis.
To whom is the hotel closed?
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