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Rhondag Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Common nouns v. Proper nouns
Is a year a common or proper noun? For example, in the following sentence, is 1994 a common noun?
In 1994, the city council approved the project.
In 1994, the city council approved the project.
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Numbers are usually common nouns (when they are actually used as nouns, that is. Be careful because numbers can also be adjectives and pronouns). If you say, for example, "Three is a five-letter word", "three" is a noun, a common noun.
- Numbers are usually common nouns (when they are actually used as nouns, that is.
- Be careful because numbers can also be adjectives and pronouns).
- If you say, for example, "Three is a five-letter word", "three" is a noun, a common noun.
- If, on the other hand, you say "I have three brothers", "three" is an adjective/determiner.
- In your example, some authors would consider "1994" as a pronoun, replacing "the year 1994"; others, as a noun.
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Numbers are usually common nouns (when they are actually used as nouns, that is. Be careful because numbers can also be adjectives and pronouns).
If you say, for example, "Three is a five-letter word", "three" is a noun, a common noun.
If, on the other hand, you say "I have three brothers", "three" is an adjective/determiner.
In your example, some authors would consider "
If you say, for example, "Three is a five-letter word", "three" is a noun, a common noun.
If, on the other hand, you say "I have three brothers", "three" is an adjective/determiner.
In your example, some authors would consider "
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