Objects of prepositions (autoscored)

In each sentence, the underlined prepositional phrase contains another prepositional phrase, a subordinate clause, or a verbal phrase. Indicate the noun or pronoun that functions as the simple object of the first preposition.

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Objects of prepositions – 1

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Objects of prepositions – 2

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Objects of prepositions – 3

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Objects of prepositions – 4

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Objects of prepositions – 5

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Objects of prepositions – 6

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Objects of prepositions – 7

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Objects of prepositions – 8

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Objects of prepositions – 9

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Objects of prepositions – 10