What is the meaning of the word "object of a preposition"?
Definitions:
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The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning.
NOUN
- She walked to the store- 'store' is the object of the preposition 'to'.
- She walked to the store- 'store' is the object of the preposition 'to'.
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The word or group of words that has a relationship to something else in the sentence that the propositional phrase is expressing. NOUN
- They sat under the tree- 'tree' is the object of the preposition 'under'.
- They sat under the tree- 'tree' is the object of the preposition 'under'.