Question

One of the sentences below is correctly marked to show the prepositional phrase, the preposition, and its object. Which sentence is correctly marked? Hint: The prepositional phrase is in parentheses. The preposition is in bold text. The object of the preposition is in italics. (On the table) is the book. (On the table is the book). On the table (is the book). (On the table) is the book.

Answer 1

(On the table) is the book.

Step-by-step explanation:

'On the table' is the preposition as it precedes the noun (the book) and expresses a relationship towards the book. 'On the table' is a common preposition.

Answer 2

(On the table) is correct because a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition such as on and ends with a noun such as table