[Grammar] closure of/in

[CaseyA]

Failure to extend funding could mean furloughs for tens of thousands of agency employees and lead to the closure of national parks, the loss of regional tourism dollars and the cessation of permitting for oil and gas drilling, mining, recreation and other public land uses.

In light of a certain thread, could "in" be substituted for "of" in "the closure of national parks?

 

[allenman]

In light of a certain thread, could "in" be substituted for "of" in "the closure of national parks?

Not at all.

Not a teacher - AmE native

 

[CaseyA]

So, despite that another thread in post #1, "of" cannot be replaced by "in"?

 

[5jj]

So, despite that [STRIKE]an[/STRIKE]other thread mentioned in post #1, "of" cannot be replaced by "in"?

It cannot be used in the example you gave.

I cannot comment on the other thread, because your link does not work for me.

 

[CaseyA]

(My newbie status prevents me from posting links directly. So I have to give the link in a roundabout way.)

Add "www" to this link----> usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/152641-interchangeability.html

 

[5jj]

That thread was about 'increase'; this thread is about 'closure'. Different prepositions go with different nouns:

increase in
closure of
dependence on
demand for
answer to
familiarity with
etc