Identify Prepositions Part 2

The job or function of a word is what gives the label for its part of speech. English has eight parts of speech which are:
 

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Verb

4. Adjective

5. Adverb

6. Preposition

7. Conjunction    

8. Interjection
 

A preposition is a word that precedes a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word in the sentence.
 

The book is on the table.