Question

What role does the underlined word play in the sentence below?

Leaving office, the president vowed to clear his name.


What role does the word in ( ) play in the sentence below?



Leaving (office), the president vowed to clear his name.

A direct object
An object of the participle
An indirect object
An object of the preposition

Answer 1

Leaving the (office ), the president vowed to clear his name is an object of the preposition