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What part of speech is the contraction

The word "contraction" itself is a noun.

However, if you're asking about the part of speech of a word within a contraction, it depends on the specific contraction. For example:

* "I'm" is a contraction of "I am". "I" is a pronoun and "am" is a verb.

* "Don't" is a contraction of "do not". "Do" is a verb and "not" is an adverb.

* "It's" is a contraction of "it is". "It" is a pronoun and "is" is a verb.

So, to determine the part of speech of a word within a contraction, you need to look at the words that were combined to make the contraction.

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