Which part of speech are the underlined words?

Our neighbors painted both their house and their barn.

A.
prepositions

B.
adjectives

C.
pronouns

D.
conjunctions
both and are both underlined and i think it is d

Question

Which part of speech are the underlined words? 

Our neighbors painted both their house and their barn.
 
 A.
prepositions
 
 B.
adjectives
 
 C.
pronouns
 
 D.
conjunctions
both and are both underlined and i think it is d

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Wait. So you're saying that "both" and "and" are underlined right?

igreen · Answer

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

anonymous · Answer

yes it is confusing

igreen · Answer

"And" is a conjunction..

igreen · Answer

But isn't "both" a pronoun?

igreen · Answer

Oh, "both" can also be a conjunction..so you're correct.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

kyanthedoodle · Answer

I'm not sure if both is a conjunction though...you know, since conjunctions are used to separate otherwise independent clauses.

anonymous · Answer

conjuctions connet the sentence so i think it is conjuction

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Oh wait. Never mind. You're right. Sorry about that. XD