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Identify the part of speech of the word 'and' in the sentence: She bought apples and oranges.

1. Noun
2. Conjunction
3. Verb
4. Adjective

Correct answer: Conjunction

Solution

The word 'and' joins two nouns, 'apples' and 'oranges'. A word used to join words or clauses is called a conjunction.

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