In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.

Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps.
A. Verb
B. Preposition
C. Pronoun
D. Conjunction

Is it B?

Which word is italicized?

Yes. "In" is a preposition.

and is italicized and the answer is D. conjunction

To identify the part of speech of the italicized word in the sentence, "Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps," we need to determine the function of the word within the sentence.

In this case, the word "in" is the italicized word. It is used to indicate a location or position where the action of catching fish took place. However, "in" is not a preposition in this sentence; it is functioning as an adverb, modifying the verb "caught."

Therefore, the correct answer is not B. The correct answer is A. Verb, as the word "caught" is the main action verb in the sentence.