Lit form

Fourteen is a number.

AnonymousFourteen is a number.

True, but the poster was asking what part of speech the word "fourteen" is. They were not asking for a definition.

It could serve as an adjective or a pronoun by adding 'th', otherwise, it is just the number 14, right?

fourteenth

the fourteenth

P.S. The question was about: 'lit form', lit = the past tense and past participle of light; and 'prepistion' which is beyond words.

AnonymousIt could serve as an adjective or a pronoun by adding 'th', otherwise, it is just the number 14, right?

That's its definition, not its part of speech.

There is no part of speech named "number." The parts of speech are:

noun, pronoun, adverb, adjective, preposition, verb, conjunction, and interjection.

Fourteen fish a

AnonymousP.S. The question was about: 'lit form', lit = the past tense and past participle of light; and 'prepistion' which is beyond words.

Thanks. AlpheccaStars.

I am a bit intrigued by your answer.

In the English grammar I use (1959 edition, given to me by my parents), the numeral is a distinct part of speech.

I consider 'fourteen' as a cardinal numeral.

Thanks. AlpheccaStars.In the English grammar I use (1959 edition, given to me by my parents), the numeral is a distinct part of speech.

Below are some introductory references to grammar and parts of speech.

In grammar, "number" refers to singular or plural, not an actual quantity such as forty-two.

Thanks, AlpheccaStars, I find your input quite useful.

I understand now, your description of the parts of speech is based on syntactic/mophological classification.

There is also a functional classification of lexical categories for ESL users which includes open word classes (adjectives, nouns, etc.) and closed word classes (numerals, pronouns, etc.).