Answer: They asked if [he/she] had gotten a ticket for the concert.
<em><u>**</u></em><u>Note</u>: When using the word "you", it makes the sentence direct. Indirect speech is writing/talking about someone <em>instead of to them</em>!
Answer: The object of the preposition by means of is "protest".
Explanation:<u> The object of the preposition is a noun or a pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase</u> 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,<u> the object of the proposition is a noun ("protest") and it is found to the right of "by means of". </u>
Distinctive has a positive connotation.
