Question

Which word is the preposition and which word is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

Our dog hid and whined softly during the loud thunderstorm.

A.
preposition: our; object of the preposition: dog

B.
preposition: and; object of the preposition: whined

C.
preposition: during; object of the preposition: thunderstorm

D.
preposition: softly; object of the preposition: loud

Answer 1

C.
Preposition show location. (including time)

http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-preposition-definition-uses-examples.html

Not many prepositions but heres a list of most. :)
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm