Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in the sentence?

Near the wooded island, two otters played contentedly.

A. preposition: the; object of the preposition: wooded

B. preposition: two; object of the preposition: otters

C. preposition: near; object of the preposition: island

D. preposition: contentedly: object of the preposition: played

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Litzy Bradshaw

English

6 May, 21:23

Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in the sentence?

Near the wooded island, two otters played contentedly.

A. preposition: the; object of the preposition: wooded

B. preposition: two; object of the preposition: otters

C. preposition: near; object of the preposition: island

D. preposition: contentedly: object of the preposition: played

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Bruce Donovan · Answer 1

Very simple, the prepositional phrase in the sentence is "Near the wooded island." The preposition is always at the beginning of the prepositional phrase and in this instance it would be 'near'. Likewise, the object of the preposition is always at the end of the prepositional phrase and in this case is 'island'. So the answer to this problem is C.