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Old 08-Oct-2006, 18:50
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Default Re: parts of speech

Did I classify them right?


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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork View Post

I am having five for dinner. Five stands in for five people. => noun
It is the 13th of October. 13th stands in for 13th day. => adjective
One must follow one's conscious. One stands in for a person. => noun
Hundreds were killed in the crash. => noun
Two's company; three's a crowd. => what does it mean at all? Is it a noun or an adjective here?
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