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A Part or Apart?
What Is the Difference between "A Part" and "Apart"?
The Quick Answer
A Part
(noun phrase) "a piece" or "a segment"- Advertising is a part of the main plan.
Apart
(adverb) "separated by a distance or by time," "separately," or "except"- Jack and Jill sat apart all evening.

- Everyone saw the whale apart from John.
- Since the argument, we have lived apart.
- I want a part of the estate.
Quick Test on Apart and A Part
It's your go. Select the correct one:Apart
"Apart" is an adverb meaning separated by a specified distance in time or space. For example:- Apart from the wind, it's quite pleasant outside.
- Without hope, the very fabric of our society will fall apart. (Tycoon Theo Paphitis)
A Part
"Part" means a piece or segment of something. "Part" often appears in the phrase "a part." For example:- Until you have loved an animal, a part of your soul remains unawakened. (Poet Anatole France)
- You simply have to accept that your demons are a part of you. (Singer Aurora)
- Rumours are part of show business.
- Rumours are a huge part of show business.
Common Terms with "Apart" and "A Part"
Common terms with the word "apart":- apart but together
- worlds apart
- tear apart
- to come apart at the seams
- drift apart
- poles apart
- to play a part (a role)
- to act a part
Try the Substitution Trick
If you can replace part in a part with piece, and your sentence still makes sense, then it is correct.- It a part of the puzzle.
- It a piece of the puzzle.
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