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* such as adjective, adverb, noun, verb, etc. | * such as adjective, adverb, noun, verb, etc. | ||
* many words can operate across or as different parts of speech | * many words can operate across or as different parts of speech | ||
** ex., an "attributive noun" acts as an adjective that modifies another noun ("'''''dog''''' food") | ** ex., | ||
*** an "attributive noun" acts as an adjective that modifies another noun ("'''''dog''''' food") | |||
*** a non-finite verb can act as an adjective, adverb or noun | |||
**** gerund (-ing), participle adjective (-ing/ -ed) or infinitive ("to" form) of a verb | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" | ||
|+PARTS OF SPEECH | |+PARTS OF SPEECH | ||