In the sentence 'I'd like pizza (or) a salad for lunch,' which part of speech is the word in parentheses?

• A. Conjunction
• B. Preposition
• C. Interjection
• D. Noun

Answer: (A)

The word in parentheses is a coordinating conjunction. It links two noun phrases—“pizza” and “a salad”—to present alternatives for lunch. Coordinating conjunctions like and, or, but connect equal parts of a sentence; here “or” signals a choice between two options. It’s not a preposition, which would show a relationship between a noun and another word (like in “on the table”); it’s not an interjection, which expresses emotion, and it’s not a noun, which would name a thing. Without the parentheses, the sentence reads: “I’d like pizza or a salad for lunch,” still showing the same choice.