An American flag hangs outside the building.
American is an adjective describing flag.
It depends on how it is used. In "I have an American cousin" American is an adjective modifying the noun cousin. But in "Americans enjoy sports" Americans is a plural noun (demonym) meaning people who are from America. Note: In the sentence "I am an American", American is a noun. But if I say "I am American", American is what is called a predicate adjective. It is an adjective, but it is linked to the pronoun 'I' by the verb to be. You might say American flag (adjective), but you would never say 'American I' intending the meaning to be 'I am American'.
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It can be used as an adjective or a noun.
It can be used as an adjective -- a rescued animal.
It can be a noun or an adjective. The adjective describes a four-sided shape or area.
The word American is an adjective. She was an American girl. It modifies a noun. <><><> It can also be used as a noun. "I am American."
It depends on how it is used. In "I have an American cousin" American is an adjective modifying the noun cousin. But in "Americans enjoy sports" Americans is a plural noun (demonym) meaning people who are from America. Note: In the sentence "I am an American", American is a noun. But if I say "I am American", American is what is called a predicate adjective. It is an adjective, but it is linked to the pronoun 'I' by the verb to be. You might say American flag (adjective), but you would never say 'American I' intending the meaning to be 'I am American'.
"an American person" = "kon amerigan" "American" used as a general adjective = "amerigan"
It shouldn't. It's an American idiom.
The Pan-American Games are held quadrennially.Pan-American is capitalized, hyphenated, and used as an adjective in a sentence.
No, it is not an adverb. American is the proper adjective for the noun America, but is often used as a noun to mean a person from the US.
Adjective and noun
"American" is most often an adjective, but can also be used as a noun, meaning resident and/or citizen of America.
North American.
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The capitalized word used as an adjective is "North" in "North American." In this context, "North" describes the geographical region related to America, indicating it refers to the northern part of the Americas. The other words do not function as adjectives in this context.
No, it is not. South America is a proper noun and South American is a proper adjective. There is no adverb form used for most place names.