No, it is not a preposition. Eating is a verb form or noun (gerund) of the verb "to eat."
The Dictionary term for abaft (preposition or adverb) is: (prep)- to the rear of; to the stern/back (the rear of a boat) (adverb)- at or towards the back/rear/stern Sentences: (prep) The captain looked abaft the boat. --(he looked to the back of the boat) (abaft is the preposition and the boat is the object of the preposition) You, get abaft me. --(telling someone to get behind you) (abaft = preposition, me = Object of Preposition) (adv)- The cow is eating abaft of the barn. --(The cow is eating behind/at the rear of the barn) (verb- is eating, adverb- abaft, prep- of, Object of Prep- the barn)
Yes, "for dinner" is a prepositional phrase because it begins with the preposition "for" and provides information about when the action of the sentence (typically eating) takes place.
No, there is no standard place in a sentence for a preposition.Examples:A man in a raincoat got on the bus.the preposition 'in' follows the subject noun.Some of the students were eating lunch.the preposition 'of' follows the indefinite pronoun'some'.The water is too cold in the morning.the preposition 'in' follows the adjective 'cold'.There will be no running with scissors.the preposition 'with' follows the verb 'running'.For a moment I thought I heard a car in the drive.the preposition 'for' begins the sentence.
No, then is not a preposition. It is a conjuction.Than is a preposition.
flew is not a preposition. sorry but through is a preposition
No, then is not a preposition. It is a conjuction.Than is a preposition.
its a preposition
At is a preposition. Anything that can be ___ the box is a preposition. For Example: At the box.
If is not a preposition. It is a conjunction.
If a preposition does not have an object, it is not a preposition. It is an adjective, adverb, or possibly a conjunction.
The preposition, the object of the preposition, and everything in between. The object of the preposition answers the question "(preposition) what?" For example: He looked in the box worriedly. "in the box" is the prepositional phrase because "in" is the preposition, and "box" is the object of the preposition. "Box" answers the question, "(preposition) what?, or in this case, "In what?"
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with an object of a preposition.