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What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Put the bags on the table. A. on B. bags C. Put D. table

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The table is the object of the preposition. 'On' is the preposition. Ask yourself, what are the bags 'on'.

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Answer: D) table.

Explanation: a preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. In the given sentence the word "on" is an example of a preposition that is showing position, the object of the preposition is "table" because is the noun in which relays the effect of the preposition: where do i put the bags?: on the table.

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