In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word. Thousands of years ago, fish were caught "in" nets and traps.

in is italicized

A. Pronoun B. Conjunction C. Verb D. Preposition

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The correct answer is D. Preposition.

This is because a preposition is used to show where something is located and this is what "in" does.

Answer:

D. Preposition  

Explanation:

Preposition is used in a sentence to join nouns, pronouns, or phrases to a verb or an adjective.  

The word Preposition is derived from Latin verb praeponere, prae meaning "before", and ponere "to place". So, basically preposition means to place (a word) before a noun or pronoun to show the relationship of the word with the next word.  

Further Explanation:

1. Can end a sentence with a preposition:

The rule of never ending a sentence with preposition was basically founded in Latin grammar.  

So, if a sentence does make sense and not create a confusion, preposition at the end of the sentence can be used.  

2.  Use objective case properly:  

This means that when you are using words like I, We, she, They, it is changed to me, us, her and them.

Example: This gift is from my wife and I(is wrong).

This gift is from me and my wife (is right).  

Learn More:

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preposition, prepositional phrase, types of preposition.