Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Elements are either metals, nonmetals, or semimetals. Each group is located in a different part of the periodic table. Another way to categorize the elements of the periodic table is shown in Figure 2.9 "Special Names for Sections of the Periodic Table". The first two columns on the left and the last six columns on the right are called the main group elements. The ten-column block between these columns contains the transition metals. The two rows beneath the main body of the periodic table contain the inner transition metals. The elements in these two rows are also referred to as, respectively, the lanthanide metals and the actinide metals. Figure 2.9 Special Names for Sections of the Periodic Table.


Q: Elements are either metals, nonmetals, or what?


A:
semimetals