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Default Re: staff from? staff of?

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Originally Posted by hellokitty View Post
Hi teachers,

Here is a question from an exam preparation textbook:
Staff _____ an environmental group will be here to check for evidence of pollution.

I thought the answer was "of". I also searched "staff of" on an English language corpus web site and found a lot of examples. However, the book says the right preposition is "from".
Is "of " a totally wrong answer?
No, it's not. In fact, "of" makes more sense to me there than "from" does.

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