The noun 'afternoon' is a singular, common, abstract compound noun; a word for a period in a day; a word for a thing.
Afternoon is a noun.
Afternoon is a noun.
Yes, the word afternoon is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a period of time; a word for a thing.Example: My parents are expected to arrive in the late afternoon.
No. It is a noun. The form "this afternoon" (meaning "on this afternoon") can be an adverb phrase answering "when."
No, the word 'afternoon' is a noun and an adjective.The noun 'afternoon' is a word for a specific portion of a day.example: The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon.The adjective 'afternoon' describes a noun as pertaining to or occurring during a specific part of the day.example: I don't have any afternoon classes.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.example: The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon. It is the only time that everyone is available.The pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'afternoon' in as the subject of the second sentence.
Afternoon is a noun.
Afternoon is a noun.
The term 'Saturday afternoon' is a noun phrase, the noun 'afternoon' described by the noun 'Saturday'.A noun functioning as an adjective to describe another noun is called an attributive noun or a noun adjunct.The noun 'Saturday' is a proper noun, the name of a specific day of the week. A proper noun is always capitalized.The noun 'afternoon' is a common noun, a general word for a period of any day.A noun phrase is a group of words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence in any position that can be filled by a noun. Examples:Saturday afternoon is the class picnic. (subject of the sentence)We're going to the picnic on Saturday afternoon. (object of the preposition 'on')
Yes, the word afternoon is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a period of time; a word for a thing.Example: My parents are expected to arrive in the late afternoon.
The word "afternoon" is a noun. It refers to the time period between noon and evening.
No. It is a noun. The form "this afternoon" (meaning "on this afternoon") can be an adverb phrase answering "when."
No, the word 'afternoon' is a noun and an adjective.The noun 'afternoon' is a word for a specific portion of a day.example: The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon.The adjective 'afternoon' describes a noun as pertaining to or occurring during a specific part of the day.example: I don't have any afternoon classes.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.example: The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon. It is the only time that everyone is available.The pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'afternoon' in as the subject of the second sentence.
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The phrase "Sunday afternoon" is an adverbial, but not an adverb. Sunday is a proper noun and afternoon is a noun. The same sort of adverbials occur as "this morning" or "last night." e.g. "I'm leaving Sunday afternoon" is the same as "I'm leaving on Sunday afternoon" (adverbial phrase).
collective noun
Yes, "afternoon" is a common noun because it refers to a general time of day rather than a specific one.