* Adjective: Describing something serious, important, or dangerous.
* Example: "The situation is grave."
* Noun: A place of burial, especially a marked place in a cemetery.
* Example: "They visited the grave of their ancestors."
* Adverb: Meaning seriously or solemnly.
* Example: "She looked at him gravely."
So, to determine the part of speech, you need to look at the sentence it's used in.