In the sentence, "Where is the cat?", what part of speech is the word "where"?
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Wikipedia uses interrogative word or simply question-word. This word class is not contained in the traditional list of word classes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrogative_word
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@H3br3wHamm3r81: or maybe more of an "interrogative pro-prepositional phrase". Relevant: Is “now” a “preposition”?– herissonFeb 3, 2017 at 4:22
The term is called a locative, since it orients you at a location.
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This would be better if you included a linked dictionary definition of locative. Jul 19, 2021 at 7:07
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Locative is not a part of speech, but rather words or phrases expressing location. For example, in the yard is a prepositional phrase with a locative role in We stopped in the yard.– DW256Jul 19, 2021 at 8:28