The following rule says this (this is a part of the sentence stating the rule):

"...noun followed by preposition..."
- is this saying that the preposition comes first in the sentence, then the noun?

So is this an example?
...in the house, where "in" is the preposition and "house" is the noun.

Question

The following rule says this (this is a part of the sentence stating the rule):

"...noun followed by preposition..."
- is this saying that the preposition comes first in the sentence, then the noun?

So is this an example?
...in the house, where "in" is the preposition and "house" is the noun.

anonymous · Answer

The sentence means the noun comes first, then the preposition.