What part of speech is carols?

Carols can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

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

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does carols 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 carols

#   Sentence  
1. noun Four of my favorite Christmas carols are "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," "The First Noel" and "Away in the Manger."
2. noun I love Christmas carols.
3. noun How many Christmas carols can you sing by heart?
4. noun I heard some people singing Christmas carols.
5. noun All nature joined in rejoicing at the springtide, and Daphnis and Chloe, young and susceptible as they were, imitated whatever they saw or heard. Hearing the carols of the birds, they sang; at sight of the playful skipping of the lambs they danced; and in imitation of the bees they gathered flowers, some of which they placed in their bosoms, whilst with others they wove chaplets which they carried as offerings to the Nymphs.
6. noun Tom and Mary sang Christmas carols together.
7. noun We've been singing Christmas carols here for the past five years.
8. noun What's your favorite Christmas carol?
9. noun Tom and Mary sang a Christmas carol.
10. noun Silent Night is a well-known Christmas carol.
11. noun The carol singers are coming today.
12. noun What's your favorite Christmas carol?
13. noun Tom and Mary sang a Christmas carol.
14. noun Silent Night is a well-known Christmas carol.
15. noun The carol singers are coming today.
Sentence  
noun
Four of my favorite Christmas carols are "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," "The First Noel" and "Away in the Manger."
I love Christmas carols.
How many Christmas carols can you sing by heart?
I heard some people singing Christmas carols.
All nature joined in rejoicing at the springtide, and Daphnis and Chloe, young and susceptible as they were, imitated whatever they saw or heard. Hearing the carols of the birds, they sang; at sight of the playful skipping of the lambs they danced; and in imitation of the bees they gathered flowers, some of which they placed in their bosoms, whilst with others they wove chaplets which they carried as offerings to the Nymphs.
Tom and Mary sang Christmas carols together.
We've been singing Christmas carols here for the past five years.
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.
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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