Is English a noun or adjective?

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Ankit Yadav

English is a noun. Because it is the name of subject.
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English is a noun. And if we want to categorise it we can call it Proper Noun.
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The word English can be both a noun or an adjective. It all depends on the context in which it is used. For example if you say "I can speak English fluently", you are using the word as a noun. However, when you you say "This is an English book", you are using the word as an adjective. Remember Adjective...
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The word English can be both a noun or an adjective. It all depends on the context in which it is used. For example if you say "I can speak English fluently", you are using the word as a noun. However, when you you say "This is an English book", you are using the word as an adjective. Remember Adjective is a word which describes a noun. In this particular case, the word English is use to describe the word book. read less
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The word 'English' is a noun. The name of any person, place, animal or thing or subject in this context, is a noun.
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English is a noun because it is the name of a subject.
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Noun
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English can be both a noun and an adjective depending on the context. E.g. English is my favourite subject. (noun - name of a subject) I like my English teacher. (adjective - describes the noun 'teacher')
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The word English is a noun.
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English is a noun and it is a proper noun.
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English is basically a noun. But it may be used as an adjective in expressions like ' English word'/ English statement.
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