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Used with verbs:
"
His work is to assemble car parts."
(assemble, manufacture)
"
The work was divided into equal parts."
(be +divided into, be + split into)
"
She plays the part of the evil stepmother in the movie."
(plays, acts, has, sings, fits)
"
He took part in the scandal."
(took)
Used with adjectives:
"
I need to go to the hardware store to pick up some replacement parts."
(replacement, spare, auto, car)
"
The best part about working here is the customers."
(best, worst, great, bad, good, hard, hardest)
"
Did you see the first part of the concert?"
(first, second, middle, last)
"
Last summer, I traveled through the southern part of Mongolia."
(southern, northern, central, eastern, western)
"
The upper part of my arm hurts."
(upper, lower, inner, outer, front, back)
"
My children are a big part of my life."
(big, substantial, major, small, important)
"
We sliced the pie into eight equal parts."
(equal)
"
The robot is a combination of many separate parts."
(separate, moving, equal, interchangeable)
"
Names of body parts are similar in English and Spanish."
(body)
"
She has a small part in the play."
(small, minor, big, major, main)
Used with nouns:
"
Do you have the part number for the broken piece?"
(number)
Used with prepositions:
"
Cut the cake in six equal parts."
"
She has a small part in the play."
(in)
"
He is playing the part of Hamlet."
(of)