No, not in the example you gave. Cooking can be a gerund, which is a kind of noun (Cooking is a lot of fun); or it can part of the verb "to cook"-- he is cooking dinner tonight. But in order for any word to be the object of a preposition, you first need a preposition. These are words like of, in, to, at, with. "I will see you in the morning"-- the noun 'morning' is the object of the preposition "in." It might be possible, but it would not be easy to make a prepositional phrase using the word "cooking." There are many other nouns that could be used in such a phrase -- in the house, at the school, with the team, etc.
The noun, pronoun, or noun form that follows a preposition is its object. The object of the preposition is being connected to another word, by forming an adjective or adverbial prepositional phrase.
The 'object' of a preposition, like the 'object' of a verb, is the word upon which the meaning of the preposition or verb is acted. For example, in the prepositional phrase " to the house," the house is the object of the preposition to.
The object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition, the word that the preposition relates to another word in the sentence. It can also be a pronoun, gerund, infinitive, or noun phrase. Examples: The car is in the garage. (in is the preposition, and garage is the object of the preposition.) We went to the grocery store for milk. (the grocery store is the first object of a preposition; milk is the second object of a preposition.)
You are referring to the object of the preposition. In "under the sink," "sink" is the object of the preposition.
The object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition, the word that the preposition relates to another word in the sentence. It can also be a pronoun, gerund, infinitive, or noun phrase. Examples: The car is in the garage. (in is the preposition, and garage is the object of the preposition.) We went to the grocery store for milk. (the grocery store is the first object of a preposition; milk is the second object of a preposition.)
The word "in" is usually a preposition. The word "the" is a definite article that would apply to the object of the preposition "in" (e.g. He was in the house.)
The object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition, the word that the preposition relates to another word in the sentence. It can also be a pronoun, gerund, infinitive, or noun phrase. Examples: The car is in the garage. (in is the preposition, and garage is the object of the preposition.) We went to the grocery store for milk. (the grocery store is the first object of a preposition; milk is the second object of a preposition.)
The word through is a preposition, an object of the preposition is needed to create a prepositional phrase.Example: He hit the ball through a window.the word 'through' is the preposition;the word 'window' is the object of the preposition;'through the window' is a prepositional phrase.
The noun is placed after the preposition:Example: I was dashing to a train.train is the object of the preposition to.
No. The word from is a preposition. However, with a noun object, it can form an adverbial phrase.
If a preposition does not have an object, it is not a preposition. It is an adjective, adverb, or possibly a conjunction.
The word "is" is not an object of a preposition because it is a verb. Objects of a preposition are typically nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the preposition.