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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Nouns
The Cambridge PET exam practice book says that the year 1982 is not a noun, so I'm trying to figure out what part of speech a specific year is considered to be?
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I guess it's a matter of terminology like so many other things. In the grammar I am familiar with 1982 is a cardinal or a cardinal number. In Scandinavia 1, 2, 3 and so forth are called cardinal numbers and a cardinal number is considered a part of speech or a word class.
- I guess it's a matter of terminology like so many other things.
- In the grammar I am familiar with 1982 is a cardinal or a cardinal number.
- In Scandinavia 1, 2, 3 and so forth are called cardinal numbers and a cardinal number is considered a part of speech or a word class.
- This may be different in the Anglo-Saxon world, though.
- The word "year" is probably a noun everywhere.
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I guess it's a matter of terminology like so many other things. In the grammar I am familiar with 1982 is a cardinal or a cardinal number. In Scandinavia 1, 2, 3 and so forth are called cardinal numbers and a cardinal number is considered a part of speech or a word class. This may be different in the Anglo-Saxon world, though. The word "year" is probably a noun everywhere.
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