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| A number is a noun |
   
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7 | 25.00% |
| A number is an adjective |
  
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12 | 42.86% |
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3 | 10.71% |
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6 | 21.43% |
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#1
01-23-2009, 10:23 AM
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What part of speech is a number?
Is it a noun or an adjective?
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#2
01-23-2009, 10:24 AM
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"Twice upon a time, there lived in sunny Califivenia a young man named 'Bob'. Bob had been fond of Anna, his one-and-a-half sister, ever since she saw the light of day for the second time."
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#3
01-23-2009, 10:25 AM
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Verb.
Examples: I just 8. I 1.
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#4
01-23-2009, 10:26 AM
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What a one-and-a-half sister?
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01-23-2009, 10:26 AM
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onemonepia
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#6
01-23-2009, 10:30 AM
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I messed up my vote.
Numbers are both nouns and adjectives.
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#7
01-23-2009, 10:30 AM
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In most uses adjective.
My teenage daughter stated that all adjectives should have a noun form. Her friends thought she was crazy, I think that is a brilliant insight.
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01-23-2009, 10:32 AM
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Verb: . I 1 the lottery
Adverb: I was 2 excited to talk. Adjective: The prize was 3 million dollars. Preposition: I bought the ticket 4 my birthday. Noun: The numbers I chose were 5, 6 and 7. Verb (again): I '8 it when somebody steals my answer. Interjection: 9, I don't speak German.
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01-23-2009, 10:32 AM
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01-23-2009, 10:33 AM
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