Part of Speech

Learning about the parts of speech is the first step in grammar study just as learning the letters of the alphabet is the first step to being able to read and write.  From learning the parts of speech we begin to understand the use or function of words and how words are joined together to make meaningful communication.

Miss Zu has taught us on how to use the parts of speech. It consists of 9 parts include Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections and Articles. To ensure all students are really understood about this lesson, we are required to make a presentation about this topic. We have been divided into 8 groups and each group needs to present any parts of speech. My group members are Marini and Nurdalila. We have been assigned to present about prepositions. 

A preposition is a word shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction, place, time, cause, manner and amount.  In the sentence, “She went to the store”, to is a preposition which shows direction.  In the sentence, “He came by bus”, by is a preposition which shows manner.  In the sentence, “They will be here at three o'clock”, at is a preposition which shows time and in the sentence, “It is under the table”, under is a preposition which shows place.

A preposition always goes with a noun or pronoun which is called the object of the preposition.  The preposition is almost always before the noun or pronoun and that is why it is called a preposition.

The preposition and the object of the preposition together are called a prepositional phrase. The following chart shows the prepositions, objects of the preposition and prepositional phrases of the sentence above

Preposition	Object of the Preposition	Prepositional
To	The store	To the store
By	Bus	By bus
At	Three o’clock	At three o’clock
Under	The table	Under the table

Prepositional phrases are like idioms and are best learned through listening to and reading as much as possible. Below are some common prepositions of time and place and examples of their use.

Prepositions of Time:

- at two o'clock
- on Wednesday
- in an hour, 
  in January; in 1992
- for a day

Prepositions of place: 

- at my house
- in New York, in my hand
- on the table
- near the library
- across the street
- under the bed
- between the books