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Healer Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Verb "protest" without preposition to follow

Do we have to say "protest against or about or at something"?

We can't say protest something, can we?

Do we say the same towards a person?

To protest against someone and so on.

In other words the verb "protest" always have a prepostion to follow.

  

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It's "protest against" a person or, more often, a thing or "protest about" a thing or "protest" (no preposition) a thing. healer In other words the verb "protest" always have has a prepos i tion to follow. Not true.

  • It's "protest against" a person or, more often, a thing or "protest about" a thing or "protest" (no preposition) a thing.
  • healer In other words the verb "protest" always have has a prepos i tion to follow.
  • Not true.
  • "protest" is very frequently followed by its object with no preposition between.
  • CJ
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It's "protest against" a person or, more often, a thing
or "protest about" a thing
or "protest" (no preposition) a thing.

healerIn other words the verb "protest" always have has a preposition to follow.

Not true. "protest" is very frequently follo

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