The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun governed by a preposition. The object of a preposition is usually (but not always) the noun or pronoun immediately to the right of the preposition.Here are some examples of objects of prepositions.In the examples below, the objects of prepositions are shaded, and the prepositions are in bold.earch. The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun governed by a preposition. The object of a preposition is usually (but not always) the noun or pronoun immediately to the right of the preposition. Here are some examples of objects of prepositions.
More recently, the law of unintended consequences has come to be used as an adage or idiomatic warning that an intervention in a complex system tends to create unanticipated and often undesirable outcomes.
One of the examples of unintended consequences of the Hatch Act is troubling (see p. 323ff). An assistant prosecutor decides to run for office against the prosecutor. A week after the assistant filed for the office, the prosecutor fired him for a violation of the Hatch Act. The good news is that the assistant won the election. But this was likely because people would not likely be sympathetic to the prosecutor of, for that matter, to the Hatch Act.