[Parts of Speech] Prepositions/Conjunctions

Question 1

What is a Preposition?

• list the three (3) main types and give examples.

Answer 1

A preposition - shows the relationship between a noun/ pronoun and some other word in a sentence.

There are three (3) main types:

1. Time/date (eg. at, on, by, before, from, in, since, during)
2. Movement (eg. from, to, in, into, on, onto, out, through)
3. Place/Position (eg. in, on, at, above, over, under, near)

other examples of prepositions… (eg. off, with)

Question 2

What is a conjunction?

Give examples of what they do.

Answer 2

Conjuctions - join words or groups in a sentence. They can do two (2) things:

1. Join words of the same class (nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, phrases)
   (eg. and, but, or, nor, yet, both..and; either…or; neither…nor; not only; but also)

She plays tennis (and) soccer. He doesnt drink (or) smoke.

2. Joins clauses of sentences.
   (eg. as, as soon, before, since, until, when, because, although, unless, so, in order that..)

He started work (as soon as) he arrived. I married her (because) she is gorgeous.