Question

Identify the​ preposition(s) in the following sentence.

After a disastrous​ dinner, Marlena asked to end the date early.
a. ​After, to
b. After
c. ​to, early
d. to

Answer 1

a. After

A preposition is a word that comes before a noun that tells the reader where one noun is in relation to another noun. In the sentence, after tells when she ended the dinner. In this case "After a disastrous dinner" is the entire prepositional phrase. Sometimes the word to is considered a preposition. However, in this case, it is part of the infinitive form of the verb end.