Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part of speech for the underlined word in the following setence: He ran fast; but he missed the train.

  1. noun

  2. pronoun

  3. conjunction

  4. interjection
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'But' is a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses ('he ran fast' and 'he missed the train'). Coordinating conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank.

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