What part of speech is "with?

You will get  two parts of speech for"with":a preposition and an adverb.

Explanation:

To determine the part of speech of "with",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language.



These  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective.

To find out the part of  speech of "with",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech.



Now analyse the following example(Identify the parts of speech in the following sentence):

●She is a tall woman with dark hair.


●Sub.+Linking verb+Complement.


Explanation:

●She is a tall woman with dark hair.

We know that a preposition must have a object that may a noun,noun phrase or a prepositional phrase plus can make relation between two nouns.



●She is a tall woman with dark hair.

Here "with" has been used as a preposition because it has a object which is a noun "hair" plus here "with" is making relation between two nouns.(woman and hair).

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Now consider the following example:

●She is a tall woman with dark hair.




Explanation:

Structure of Noun Phrase:

●Determiner+ adjective+Noun

●Noun phrase= a tall woman

●Noun phrase=dark hair.

Sometimes determiner may be absent.

●Prepositional phrase=with dark hair

Parts of Speech:

💐She is a tall woman with dark hair.


●She=pronoun

●is=verb

●a=determiner

●tall=adjective

●woman=noun

●With=preposition

●dark=adjective

●hair=noun





Remember that every preposition must have a object which may be a noun,noun phrase or noun clause.



Remember that a prepositional phrase can function as an adverb or adjective.

●She is a tall woman with dark hair.

In this sentence,"with dark hair " is a prepositional phrase from structural side but from the functional side," with dark hair" is an adjective prepositional phrase as it is modifying the  noun "woman".



Now consider the following example:

We are going to watch a movie now.Are you coming with.?

Here "with"does not have any object plus it is modifying the verb" come".So,the part of speech of with is an adverb here.







Conclusion:We are getting two parts of speech for "with":preposition and adverb.