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  1. 05-May-2008, 13:40 #1
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    What part of speech is the word "what" in the following sentence:

    Action book is what I like.
  2. 05-May-2008, 20:52 #2
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    Default Re: part of speech question

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    What part of speech is the word "what" in the following sentence:

    Action book is what I like.
    You have written a (seemingly) grammatically incorrect sentence in which 'what' functions as a relative pronoun.
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