In this sentence, "it" serves as a pronoun. Pronouns are words that replace nouns to avoid repetition. In this case, "it" is used to refer back to the noun "silver" without repeating it.
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
Adverb
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
pronoun
"Tarnish" can be either a verb or a noun. The noun refers to the product of the action of the same word used as a verb. Example as a verb: "Both silver plate and sterling silver tarnish." Example as a noun: "That old silver medal was so covered with tarnish that at first I thought it was black iron."
"Tarnish" can be either a verb or a noun. The noun refers to the product of the action of the same word used as a verb. Example as a verb: "Both silver plate and sterling silver tarnish." Example as a noun: "That old silver medal was so covered with tarnish that at first I thought it was black iron."
The is a definite article. In the sentence it is used to indicate something that is clearly understood from the situation (tarnish).
noun.What part of speech is the word polish in this sentence.This is a better way of asking the question, words don't don't play as parts of speech.
It is an adverb.
The is called the 'definite article' and it tells us we are talking about something that both the speaker and the hearer know about.
Speech is silver but silence is golden.