http://www.answerbag.com/profile/262000 New Answerbag answers from Mrs. B Wed, 30 May 2012 03:14:26 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:14:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2037577 What part of speech is the word "not"?<br /><br />It&#039;s a no brainer that &quot;not&quot; is always referred to as an adverb. Look in any dictionary and that becomes clear. However, it cannot be denied that when identifying a part of speech we must look at how it functions in the sentence in which it is being used. In the following... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:36:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2037577