序數詞前是否用定冠詞的區別
在通常情況下,序數詞前要用定冠詞。如:
May is the fifth month. 5月是一年的第5個月。
That was the third time he had entered the house. 那是他第3次進入這座房子。
In came the first runner, closely followed by the second. 第一位賽跑者進來了,緊跟著第二位也進來了。
但是,如果序數詞前使用了物主代詞或所有格之類的脩飾語,則不能使用定冠詞。如:
That would be his third wife. 那也許是他的第3個妻子了。
I got my first bicycle two years ago. 兩年前我買了第一輛自行車。
另外,如果不是表示特定的第幾,而是表示數量或序數的增加,則其前用不定冠詞。如:
We’ll have to do it a second time. 我們得再做一次。
Shall I ask her a third time? 我還要問她一次嗎?