Question

Read the sentence. Some activists for civil rights registered their feelings by means of protest. What is the object of the preposition by means of?

Answer 1

protest

Step-by-step explanation:

Prepositions are linking words which express how the different elements in a sentence or clause are related. Examples of prepositions are at, on, in, upon, by and of.

In the sentence given, the preposition by means of means through or by virtue of. Besides, the object of the preposition is usually the noun, person or thing which follows it and which is its recipent, such as protest.

Answer 2

Answer: The object of the preposition by means of is "protest".

Step-by-step explanation: The object of the preposition is a noun or a pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase which has been introduced by a preposition. Most times, this noun or pronoun is found to the right of the preposition. Moreover, in some cases, a gerund can also function as object of the preposition, In the sentence provided, the object of the proposition is a noun ("protest") and it is found to the right of "by means of".