alkaspeltzar
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Which part of speech do numbers typically fall under? From reading online grammar books and dictionaries, most number when used are adjectives, used in answering the questions "How many or How much" Is this correct?
For example "How many pens are there?" "There are 5 pens."---In this sentence, '5' modifys pens as an adjective right?
And also, why is it some numbers sound like nouns when the really are just descriptive words? Like for example, one hundred is a number answering how many, but in a way, it is almost built like a noun despite it being descriptive. Is that just how numbers are formed and stated?
Thanks to for taking the time to answer my question
For example "How many pens are there?" "There are 5 pens."---In this sentence, '5' modifys pens as an adjective right?
And also, why is it some numbers sound like nouns when the really are just descriptive words? Like for example, one hundred is a number answering how many, but in a way, it is almost built like a noun despite it being descriptive. Is that just how numbers are formed and stated?
Thanks to for taking the time to answer my question