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rhondag
#43186 Tue, 24 Aug 04 06:05 AM
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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.
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miriam
#43320 Wed, 25 Aug 04 04:24 AM
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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 "1994" as a pronoun, replacing "the year 1994"; others, as a noun. If it is considered to be a noun, then it's a common one.
Miriam
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato
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