Sentence improvement — correct preposition with 'protest': use 'protest against' an action: 'Most donors would seriously protest against any effort to extrapolate from such limited data.'
Verbal Ability
Sentence Improvement
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aprotest against
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Bprotest at
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Cprotest to
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DNo improvement
Answer
Correct Answer: protest against
Explanation
Given sentenceMost donors would seriously protest any effort to extrapolate from such limited data.
Concept/ApproachWhen the object is an action/proposal, the collocation is protest against (e.g., protest against a decision). 'Protest to' is used with a person, and 'protest at' is less common/BrE-specific for places or events.
Correctionprotest against any effort …
Final Answerprotest against