Has anyone ever read the short story " once upon a time" by nadine gordimer and could me answer some questions?

The two essential parts of the sentence are the: a: subject n verb b: subject n noun c: adjective n verb

Question 5 the poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to children exploited in this practice. yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator writes that “tho' the morning was cold, tom was happy and warm / so if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” this is an ironic expression of the narrator’s

Which word in the sentence is the object of the preposition ? scrape the dishes and put them in the sink 1)in 2)them 3)dishes 4)sink