A genre is a (n)

A) object with meaning.

B) category of writing or speech.

C) reason for doing something.

D) main idea within a text.

I would say B) Category of writing or speech. There are different genres people like. I guess it kind of means types. This type, that type. Like science fiction, romance, etc. There can be different types and styles of writing, and speech.

~Deceptiøn

The answer is B. Good luck