Objects of Prepositions

Object of the Preposition Definition

The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition in a sentence.

Examples of Objects of Prepositions

Some examples of objects of prepositions would be the following:

The small brown bird flew into the oak tree. (object of preposition = tree)

I keep my shoes under my bed. (object of preposition = bed)

On the auditorium’s stage, Sam performed magic tricks. (object of preposition = stage)

I took the ice cream out of the freezer to thaw a bit. (object of preposition = freezer)

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