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What part of speech is in the sentence not yours?

The phrase "not yours" is a determiner phrase functioning as a predicate adjective.

Let's break it down:

* Determiner Phrase: It describes or modifies a noun (usually the subject of the sentence) and comes before it. In this case, it's describing whatever the subject is (we don't know from the given phrase).

* Predicate Adjective: It describes the subject of the sentence and follows a linking verb (often "to be" or forms of "to be").

The full sentence would need to include a subject and a linking verb to understand the context fully. For example:

* "The book is not yours." Here, "not yours" modifies the subject "book" and follows the linking verb "is".

* "This car is not yours." Here, "not yours" modifies the subject "car" and follows the linking verb "is".

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