Many people have gathered to protest the government.
The people are protesting the government.
Although the people have gathered they may not have started to engage in protesting.
exists e1 p1 x1 x2.(n_government(x2) & Topic(e1,p1) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_gather(e1) & exists e2.(Theme(e2,x2) & Actor(e2,x1) & v_protest(e2)) & n_people(x1) & n_quantity(x1))
exists e1 x1 x2.(n_government(x2) & n_people(x1) & Theme(e1,x2) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_protest(e1))