Deserving can be a verb, an adjective and a noun.
Verb: The present participle of the verb 'deserve'.
Adjective: Worthy of reward.
Noun: Merit.
he deserves it because of his speech!!
you don.t interrupt her speech and then say that someone else deserves the award more.
part of speech
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
adverb
what part of speech is beneath
The part of speech for "explicit" is an adjective.
The part of speech for "twirl" is a verb.
The part of speech for "unfamiliar" is an adjective.
The part of speech of "came" is a verb.
The part of speech for "lecturer" is a noun.