It can be a verb and it can be a noun.
They set up fee-speech zones in order to maintain order during protests.
They set up fee-speech zones in order to maintain order during protests.
They set up fee-speech zones in order to maintain order during protests.
part of speech
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
what part of speech is beneath
adverb
what part of speech is work
the part of speech sashay is a averb
Did is a verb, and not is an adverb. Didn't is not any part of speech. It's a contraction of did and not.
The word speech is a noun.
Adjective