The term "was sitting" is a verb in the past progressive tense.
Sitting is the present participle of the verb sit. It can be used to create the progressive tenses, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.Verb: Mary was sitting in the sun all day.Gerund: Too much sitting can be bad for your back.Adjective: Mary can usually be found in a sittingposition.
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The part of speech is a adjective
Pardon can be a noun -- I beg your pardon, I didn't see you sitting there. Pardon can be a verb -- The judge will not pardon his crime.
"While" in this instance is probably best considered as a preposition, with its subject being the gerundive noun phrase "sitting in the library".
Sitting is the present participle of the verb sit. It can be used to create the progressive tenses, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.Verb: Mary was sitting in the sun all day.Gerund: Too much sitting can be bad for your back.Adjective: Mary can usually be found in a sittingposition.
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
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The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
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The part of speech for "unfamiliar" is an adjective.
The part of speech of "came" is a verb.
The part of speech for "twirl" is a verb.
The part of speech for "explicit" is an adjective.