Question

Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in this sentence? Near the wooded island, two otters played contentedly.

a. preposition: two; object of the preposition: otters
b. preposition: near; object of the preposition: island
c. preposition: contentedly; object of the preposition: played
d. preposition: the; object of the preposition: wooded

Answer 1

The preposition here is "near" : prepositions are words that come before other words and they specify spacial or temporal relations of the words they come in front of.

The object of the preposition is: the island.

The correct answer is b.