What part of speech is carol?

Carol can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. carol is a verb, present, 1st person singular of carol (infinitive).
2. carol is a verb (infinitive).
3. carol is a noun, singular of carols.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) carol

carol / carols

caroled / carolled

caroled / carolled

caroling / carolling

Infinitive: (to) carol
Present: carol / carols
Simple Past: caroled / carolled
Past Participle: (have) caroled / carolled
Gerund: caroling / carolling

Noun

Singular

Plural
carol

carols

Singular: carol
Plural: carols

What does carol mean?

Definitions

Verb
carol - sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day"
Noun
carol - a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
carol - joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

Examples of carol

#		Sentence
1.	noun	What's your favorite Christmas carol?
2.	noun	Tom and Mary sang a Christmas carol.
3.	noun	Silent Night is a well-known Christmas carol.
4.	noun	The carol singers are coming today.

Sentence
noun
What's your favorite Christmas carol?
Tom and Mary sang a Christmas carol.
Silent Night is a well-known Christmas carol.
The carol singers are coming today.

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