verb, noun or adjective?

[solomon_13000]

Is the underlined word known as a verb, noun or adjective?

The swimmer said that he swam for more than one hours.
Only one person has passed the test.

[Conchita]

Perhaps you can give it a try yourself first, Solomon?

[solomon_13000]

Some say its noun and some say its adjective. I called it a verb but many said its wrong. An adjective since it alters a noun?

[lost_soul]

Well, I'd classify "one" in your example as a pronoun, but I'm not much of a grammarian
My advice to you: if you want to simlpy speak English, don't stuff your head with this grammar thing that much - the things you should know include how to use the English tenses, phrases (in which situation which), but knowing what part of speech "one" belongs to is not important
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"Noone has ever escaped from Stalag 13"
Colonel Klink, Kommandant of Stalag 13

[solomon_13000]

correct its called an Indefinite Pronouns.

[Conchita]

The word 'one' here is an adjective.

A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. In your example sentences, 'one' doesn't replace the noun (hour/person).

Alex has given you some very sound advice, Solomon. Too much grammar is forced on students as it is. So, unless you are very analytical and/or enjoy parsing or grammar in general, I wouldn't worry too much about this aspect of the language.

[solomon_13000]

so "one", "two", "three" is all considered a pronoun?

[Torsten]

Hi Solomon,

Depending on the context the word "one" can be an adjective, a pronoun or a noun. "Two" and "three" can be used as an adjective or a noun.

Hope this helps,
Torsten
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