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What part of speech is who?

"Who" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on its function in a sentence:

* Pronoun: This is the most common use of "who." It acts as a subject or object pronoun, replacing a noun that refers to a person.

* Subject: *Who* are you?

* Object: I know *who* did it.

* Interrogative pronoun: When "who" starts a question, it's an interrogative pronoun.

* *Who* is coming to the party?

* Relative pronoun: "Who" can also introduce a relative clause, providing more information about a noun.

* The man *who* lives next door is a doctor.

It's important to look at the sentence structure to determine the specific part of speech "who" is acting as.

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