Question

Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in this sentence? A small friendly dolphin swam around our boat. A. preposition: a; object of the preposition: dolphin B. preposition: swam; object of the preposition: our C. preposition: around; object of the preposition: boat D. preposition: small; object of the preposition: friendly

Answer 1

Given the fact that the only preposition in this sentence is 'around', the correct answer is definitely C. 'Around' is the preposition, and 'boat' is the object of the preposition, that is, the noun that follows the preposition.