SKILL 2: OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS

 An object of a preposition is a noun or a pronoun

that comes after a preposition such as in, at, of,
to,
by, behind, and on to form a prepositional phrase.
The trip (to the island) (on Saturday)
will last (for three hours).

 An object of preposition can cause confusion in the

structure of the TOEFL test.
Example

To Mike ____ was a big surprise.

(A) really
(B) the party
(C) funny
(D) When

A preposition is followed by a noun or pronoun that is

called an object of the preposition. If a word is an object
of a preposition, it is not the subject
 Exercise 2

___C__ 1. The name of the baby in the crib is Jack

____I_ 2. By the next meeting of the class need to

turn in the papers

______ 3. The directions to the exercise on page twenty

unclear

______ 4. Because of the heavy rain throughout the

night, the walkways are muddy

______ 5. During the past week eat lunch in the

school cafeteria
 Exercise 2

______ 6. In the morning after the concert was tired

______ 7. In the summer the trip to the mountains is

our favorite trip

______ 8. In a box on the top shelf of the cabinet in the

hallway of the house

______ 9. With her purse in her hand ran through the door

______ 10. At 1:00 in the morning the alarm clock on

the table beside the bed rang
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EXERCISE (Skills 1—2):
1. During the meeting in the office discussed the
schedule.
2. The doctor gave the patient a prescription.
3. The tall evergreen trees along the road.
4. The watch in the jewelry box needs a new
battery
5. Pleasantly greets everyone in all the offices
every morning.
6. In the office of the building across the street
from the park on the corner.
7. The dishes in the sink really need to be
8. In a moment of worry about the problem
with the cash in the account.
9. The plane from New York circling the airport.
10. On a regular basis the plants in the boxes
under the window in the kitchen are watered
and fed.