Is am a common noun

Answer 1

No, the word 'am' is a verb, a form of the firs person, singular, present of the verb 'to be'.

A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing,

Example uses of the verb 'to be' with a singular subject:

• I am a student. (first person)
• You are a student.
• She is a student.

Example uses of the verb 'to be' with a plural subject:

• We are students.
• You are students.
• They are students.

Examples of the auxiliary verb 'to be' with a singular subject:

• I am studying history. (first person)
• You are studying history.
• He is studying history.

Examples of the auxiliary verb 'to be' with a plural subject.

• We are studying history.
• Your are studying history.
• They are studying history.

The nouns in the sentences are:

• student/students, a word for a person/people;
• history, a word for a thing.

Note: The verb 'am' is often used as a contraction, combining the first person pronoun 'I' and the verb (or auxiliary verb) 'am' = I'm.

• I'm a student.
• I'm studying history.