Before the body was sent to the crematorium, shilling and Crump filled the casket with animal bones, meat, and a mannequin.
Object of the preposition: genius. The subject of the sentence is called a noun clause. It is a clause because it has its own subject and verb. It is also a dependent clause which cannot stand on its own because of the word that (a relative pronoun) at the beginning of the clause. A noun clause functions as a regular noun in a sentence.
Specifically, a prepositional phrase describes a relationship between a noun or verb and a given object (known as the object of the preposition.) Both the preposition and the object of the preposition must be present before there is a completed prepositional phrase. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.