Preposition Object
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A Preposition Object is the object of a preposition.
- Example(s):
- “Jane” ⇒ "Jim walked home with [Jane].”
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Prepositional Phrase, Noun, Pronoun, Subject Reflexive Pronoun, Subjective Complement, Objective Complement, Appositive, Noun Function, Common Noun, Proper Noun.
References
2019a
- (EnglishGrammar.org,2019) ⇒ https://www.englishgrammar.org/object-preposition/ Retrieved:2019-06-13
- QUOTE: Prepositions are followed by a noun or pronoun which acts as their object. When the object of a preposition is a pronoun, the pronoun should be in the object form. Examples of object pronouns are: me, him, them, us, her, you etc.
- Can you send this letter to her tomorrow? (NOT Can you send this letter to she tomorrow?)
- QUOTE: Prepositions are followed by a noun or pronoun which acts as their object. When the object of a preposition is a pronoun, the pronoun should be in the object form. Examples of object pronouns are: me, him, them, us, her, you etc.
- Here the pronoun her is the object of the preposition to and hence it should be in its objective case.
2019b
- (Online Writing Support, 2019) ⇒ https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/nouns.htm Retrieved:2019-06-13
- QUOTE: Object of Preposition (OP) - a noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition in a prepositional phrase.