Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in this sentence? Our car bounced and rattled loudly over the old bridge.
a. preposition: over; object of the preposition: bridge
b. preposition: loudly; object of the preposition: rattled
c. preposition: our; object of the preposition: car
d. preposition: and; object of the preposition: bounced
A. Preposition: over; object of the preposition: bridge
A preposition shows the location of an object, it shows where something is. In this case the preposition is "over" as that is the only word that is showing 'where' something is and thus the car becomes the object.
