Can that be a noun

Answer 1

No, the word 'that' is a pronoun, an adjective, an adverb, and a conjunction.

The word 'that' is a demonstrative pronoun, which takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time. The demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, those.

• That was a good movie.

The word 'that' is a relative pronoun, used to introduce a relative clause; a relative pronoun "relates" to the word that it modifies, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence. The relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, that.

• It's the movie that Mark gave me.

The word 'that' is an adjective when placed before a noun to indicate a specific person or thing.

• I liked that movie.

The word 'that' is an adverb used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb as to such an extent or degree.

• It wasn't that expensive.

The word 'that' is a conjunction, a word used to connect clauses or sentences.

• I used a recipe that I cut from a magazine.

Answer 2

Yes, "that" can be a noun when used to refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. For example, "I want that" or "I like that." In these sentences, "that" is functioning as a noun.