Question

Even though it was bedtime, Derrick begged his parents to let him watch a new episode of his favorite show.

In the above sentence, "show" acts as what part of speech?

A. Object of the Preposition
or
B. Direct Object

Answer 1

A. Object of the preposition

Answer 2

Answer: object of the preposition

Explanation: the object of a preposition can also be other parts of speech that can act as nouns, such as pronouns or gerunds.