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

Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps. ("and" is italicized)
A. Preposition
B. Conjunction
C. Linking verb
D. Pronoun

B?

Thank you

You're very welcome.

He ran up the stairs quickly

Right

its wrong

Yes, the correct answer is B. Conjunction. To determine the part of speech of the word "and," you can look at its function in the sentence. In this case, "and" is used to connect two words or phrases, "nets" and "traps," so it is functioning as a coordinating conjunction.