Yes, any number is both a noun and an adjective.
When a number is used on it's own, a number is a noun.
When a number is used to describe a noun, a number is an adjective.
Example sentences:
Noun: The number of digits in the average American telephone number is ten.
Adjective: There are ten digits in the average American telephone number.
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Yes, any number is both a noun and an adjective.
When a number is used on it's own, a number is a noun.
When a number is used to describe a noun, a number is an adjective.
Example sentences:
Noun: The number of digits in the average American telephone number is ten.
Adjective: There are ten digits in the average American telephone number.
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A number is both a noun and an adjective.When a number is used on it's own, a number is a noun(see page nine).When a number is used to describe a noun, a number is an adjective (there are nine pages).Example sentences:Noun: The number of digits in the average American telephone number is ten.Adjective: There are ten digits in the average American telephone number.* A number may be considered to act as a pronoun when a noun is the antecedentPronoun : Bill and Ted left the house, and the two were never seen again. (two men)
Yes, the number four (4) is both a noun and an adjective.The noun 'four' is a singular, common noun, a word for a thing.When a number is used on it's own, a number is a noun (see page four).When a number is used to describe a noun, a number is an adjective (there are four pages).
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