An
object of a preposition is a noun or a pronoun that comes after a preposition
such as in, at, of, to, by, behind, on, and so on to form a prepositional
phrase.
(After
his exams) Tom will take a trip (by boat).
This
example contains two objects of prepositions. Exams is the object of the preposition after and boat is the
object of the preposition by.
An
object of preposition can cause confusion in the structure section of the TOEFL
because it can be mistaken for the subject of a sentence.
With his friend ... found the movie
theater.
(A) has
(B) he
(C) later
(D) when
In
this example you should look first for the subject and the verb. You should
notice the verb found and should also notice that there is no subject. Do not
think that friend is the subject; friend is the object of the preposition
with, and one noun cannot be both a subject and an object at the same time.
Because a subject is needed in this sentence, answer (B) he is the best answer.
Answer (A), (C), and (D) are not correct because they cannot be subjects.
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