"and" is a conjunction. A conjunction links a word or a group of words to other words in a sentence. For example:
"I was eating a hamburger and drinking a Coke.'
"and" connects "I was eating a hamburger" with "drinking a Coke.'
Other conjunctions are for, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
"Nets" in the object of a preposition. It's the object of "in"-- many students get confused because they see a noun and assume it's the subject; but often, they are really seeing an object. If the noun is in a phrase with words like in, on, above, below, at, to, or with, that's a "prepositional phrase" and the noun is an object. Marie lives in a big house. John was waiting at the bus-stop. They caught the fish in nets.
The noun fish is the subject of the sentence, "Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps."
'In nets and traps' is a prepositional phrase and "in" is a preposition.
'Nets and traps' is the compound object of the preposition.
The word 'years' is a plural noun, a word for two or more 365 day periods of time.
The noun 'years' is functioning as the object of the preposition 'of'.
The word 'years' is a noun, a plural noun functioning as the object of the preposition 'of'.
The word 'in' is a preposition, a word that connects the object of the preposition (nets and traps) to the verb 'caught'.
The word nets is a plural noun.
Thousands - noun of - preposition years - noun ago - adverb fish - noun were - verb (auxiliary) caught - verb (past participle) in - preposition nets - noun and - conjunction traps - noun
The two words 'and traps' are a (a) conjunction (and) and a plural noun (traps).The conjunction 'and' joins the compound object of the preposition 'in' (nets and traps).
There is not a linking verb in the sentence "Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps."A linking verb is one that connects the subject to more information about the subject (subject complement). Example: They were happy when the plane landed after a turbulent flight. Were is the linking verb connecting the subject, they, to the subject compliment, happy.An auxiliary verb (helping verb) helps another verb complete the verb phrase. In the predicate were caught, were is an auxiliary verb.
And is a conjunction.
It depends on how they are used.Both words could be nouns or verbs.noun - The nets are kept in the shed. The trapsare in the shed too.verb - The fisherman nets the fish in the morning. Jon traps possums in the holidays. - (present tense)
The nouns are: thousands, years, fish, nets, traps.
"were caught" is the verb.
Thousands - noun of - preposition years - noun ago - adverb fish - noun were - verb (auxiliary) caught - verb (past participle) in - preposition nets - noun and - conjunction traps - noun
And is a conjunction.
The conjunction in the sentence is "and", which is used to connect the action of catching fish in nets and traps.
The two words 'and traps' are a (a) conjunction (and) and a plural noun (traps).The conjunction 'and' joins the compound object of the preposition 'in' (nets and traps).
There is not a linking verb in the sentence "Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps."A linking verb is one that connects the subject to more information about the subject (subject complement). Example: They were happy when the plane landed after a turbulent flight. Were is the linking verb connecting the subject, they, to the subject compliment, happy.An auxiliary verb (helping verb) helps another verb complete the verb phrase. In the predicate were caught, were is an auxiliary verb.
The word 'and' is a conjunction, a word that connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses.The conjunction 'and' connects the compound objects of the preposition 'in'.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: Fish were caught in nets and traps. Theywere cooked on a campfire. (the pronoun 'they' takes the place of the noun 'fish' in the second sentence)
And is a conjunction.
"In" is a preposition. It is used to indicate location, position, or time in a sentence.
Beavers, Rabbits, Minks, Otters, Racoons, They Like To Trap Them For Fur Harvesting, But Sometimes They Are Caught Because They Are "Pests"
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