Here's why:
* Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses. In this case, "Although" connects the clause "the book was more than 50 years old" with the clause "it still contained helpful information."
* Verbs show action or a state of being.
* Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
* Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
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