What part of speech is cracked?

"Cracked" can be several parts of speech depending on how it's used in a sentence. Here are a few examples:

* Verb: "The ice cracked under her weight." (past tense)

* Adjective: "The vase had a cracked surface."

* Past participle: "The window was cracked by the hail."

* Noun: (Less common) "There was a crack in the wall, a crack in her voice, and a crack in her heart." (A crack is a break or flaw.)

To determine the part of speech, look at how the word is used in the sentence.