Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Parts of speech

  1. #1
    nataraja1 is offline Newbie
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    1
    Teacher

    Default Parts of speech

    Part of speech question:
    Parents used to believe IN monsters too.

    What part of speech is IN?

  2. #2
    BobK's Avatar
    BobK is offline Harmless drudge
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    12,935
    Teacher

    Default Re: Parts of speech

    Just the word in is a preposition; but in that sentence it can be called a particle forming part of the phrasal verb 'believe in'.

    b

Similar Threads

  1. parts of speech
    By Kyhlw in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 08-Jul-2007, 13:14
  2. what is the parts of speech is "is"
    By dharanija35 in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 29-Oct-2006, 15:49
  3. Parts of Speech
    By Mag in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 25-Oct-2006, 19:32
  4. unusal parts of speech
    By Unregistered in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-Mar-2005, 09:08
  5. parts of speech
    By jiang in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 19-Oct-2004, 08:41

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0