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When stop is given as a command what part of speech stop?

In the command "Stop!", the word "stop" functions as a verb.

Here's why:

* Commands are imperative sentences. Imperative sentences tell someone to do something.

* Verbs express actions or states of being. "Stop" is the action being commanded.

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