Is a year (1991) an adjective or a noun? How can you tell?

1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018

It is a noun.

Explanation:

An adjective describes something, a year doesn't really describe anything so we can pretty much rule that out.

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. It is refering to a specific period of time, so it could be considered a place in time or a thing.