Answerbag: herbcat's answers http://www.answerbag.com/profile/877097 New Answerbag answers from herbcat Tue, 29 May 2012 23:48:31 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 23:48:31 -0700 Answer to What part of speech is the word "not"? http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5639291 What part of speech is the word "not"?<br /><br />Not is an adverb in my opinion.However, please ponder this thought: My question is for people who consider &quot;cannot&quot; the acceptable way to write &quot;can not.&quot; I have always written &quot;can not&quot; as two words. I consider it a helping verb + an adverb that comes before an... Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:18:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5639291