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In the Ukrainian language with its six-case (or seven-case)
system the relations of substances are mostly denoted by case
morphemes. Prepositions are but a secondary means of specifying
these relations. In English the only positive case morpheme -'s
shows but a very limited number of relations. So, prepositions
become a primary means of denoting relations of substances.
Their role, as we see, is determined by the grammatical system of
the language.
In Ukrainian the two means of expressing relations are
interdependent. Certain prepositions go with certain cases (до
стопу, від стола, над столом, etc.). So, the preposition is
closely connected with the noun it precedes. It cannot be used
without the noun . In English the preposition is much more
independent. It can be separated from the noun, as in The house I
speak of. Several prepositions may refer to one noun in the
sentence, as in He played with and read to the children. A
preposition may refer not only to a word, but also to a word-
combination (That is for you to decide) or a clause (It all depends
on how he will act).

2. Conjunction as a part of speech in English and Ukrainian
languages

The conjunction is a part of speech characterized by the
following features:
1) its lexico-grammatical meaning of "relations between
substances, actions, properties, situations", etc.;
2) its peculiar combinability. As a rule, a conjunction
connects two similar units: words of a similar type or clauses;
3) its syntactic function of a linking word.
Conjunctions are not characterized by any grammatical
categories or typical stem-building elements. As to their stem
structure English conjunctions are, as usual, divided into simple

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