<p>So is it grammatically correct to say "protest over" or "protest for"?</p>
<p>I know you can say: "I protested the unfair rules." ... protest w/o a preposition...</p>
<p>but what preposition can go with protest? or can both? or should there never be one?
If a preposition (or both) can go with protest, can you give an example sentence?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>The class staged a protest about the teacher’s draconian grading policy.</p>
<p>Both work, but mean different things. A protest over an issue is a protest concerning that issue. If something bothers you then you can hold a protest over it. A protest for a particular thing is a protest whose goal is to obtain that thing.</p>
<p>I am protesting over increasing tuition rates. (I do not like increasing tuition rates.)</p>
<p>I am protesting for lower tuition. (I want lower tuition.)</p>