The words that come after the Preposition are act as object to the Preposition.
For example,
The bird is “on” the tree.
The object for a Preposition could be a Noun, pronoun, clause or an Adverb.
Example of Noun as an object of Preposition:
- The book is “on” the table.
- The cat was sitting “under” the bed.
Example of Pronoun as an object of Preposition:
- The professor looked “at” him angrily.
- He is sitting “in” the room.
Clause is refers to a group of words having some meaning. It also has a subject and a predicate. Example of clause as an object of Preposition:
- There is no use of paying attention “to” what she did.
- You should be shameful “for” what you did.
Example of Adverbs as an object of Preposition:
- She must have met him “by”
- Your negligence is going “to” pay you one day.
