Object of the Preposition (Prepositional Complement)
The Functions of Nouns in Sentences. Examples. Quiz

A Preposition is a word that shows location, movement, or direction. Common prepositions are of, on, to, in, near, below, beneath, beside, over, across, with, by, for, and under.

A preposition is always followed by a noun (or pronoun) called the Object of the preposition.

In the following examples, preposition is underlined and Object of the Preposition is shown in color.

• This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
• Today we talked about Shakespeare.
• Mike was pointing to a glowing object beneath the sea.
• Authorities have warned planes to avoid the airspace near the raging volcano.
• I watch cars passing over the bridge, moving above the trees and houses.
• Are those candies on the table for the kids?

Note that bjects of prepositions can have modifiers (raging volcano, the sea) or be compound (trees and houses)