Answer to Question #164624 in English for Betty

Question

what would the particle be in this sentence? Did you buy a new jogging suit

Answer 1

A particle is a word that has a grammatical function but does not fit in the main part of speech. Therefore, the particle in the sentence; Did you buy a new jogging suit, is “a”. This is because it is acting as infinitive ‘a ‘in ‘a new’. Particles appear frequently in phrasal verbs and do not change their meaning.