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object of preposition noun

The object of preposition noun (or OPN) is the noun in the prepositional phrase of a statement.

For example, in the statement:

person: Kent Ortiz <introduced> person: Agnes Levine [to] person: Marlene Oliver

the noun "person: Marlene Oliver" is the object of preposition noun of the statement.

 

NOTE: A noun may the object of preposition noun in one statement, and the subject noun or object noun in another statement.