Question

i like dancing contests.
noun
verb
adjective

Explanation:

To determine the part of speech for the word (assuming we are analyzing a word in "I like dancing contests", maybe "like" or "contests" or "dancing"—if we take "like" as the word: "like" functions as a verb here, showing an action or state of liking. If we take "contests", it's a noun (plural, referring to events). If we take "dancing", it can be a gerund (noun - like) or a present participle, but in the context of "dancing contests", "dancing" is an adjective - like (a participle acting as an adjective) describing the contests. However, if the question is about "like" (the most common verb in the sentence), "like" is a verb. Let's assume we are analyzing "like": a verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. "Like" here expresses the action of having an affinity for something.

Answer:

verb (If analyzing "like"); noun (if analyzing "contests"); adjective (if analyzing "dancing" in "dancing contests" as a participle - adjective). Depending on the target word, but likely "verb" for "like".