what part of speech is..."not"?

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what part of speech is..."not"?

out of adverb, pronoun, noun, conjunction, preposition, verb, adjective, interjection. what part of speech is ... "not"

2006-12-10 11:59:10 · 4 answers · asked by Freddy Krueger 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

4 answers

adverb

2006-12-10 12:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by jay_fox_rok_god 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Alone any word does not function other than by its fundemental meaning, which in this case is the same as 'no'.

Put the word 'not' into a sentance and then it has a function as part of speech. Typically the word 'not' is an adverb.

We will not allow that

2006-12-10 12:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Noun or adverb depending on its use.

2006-12-10 12:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by t_rex701 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

it's a negation adverb.

2006-12-10 12:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by leobloom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋