"were always dismal" is more than one part of speech.
were - verb
always - adverb
dismal - adjective
"were always dismal" is more than one part of speech. were - verb always - adverb dismal - adjective
almost always a pronoun
A verb.
The word the is always an article.
A vocabulary list should always include the pronunciation, if unusual, the part of speech, and possibly a close synonym or related word.
"Say" is a verb.
Nouns or pronouns.
noun In life we always have a choice, right or wrong.
It is a verb or verb phrase.
An adverb.
Winnebago is a noun. It's a proper noun and always capitalized.
Malcolm is a proper noun, a male name. It is always capitalized.