Fractions require an article or number ahead of them...a third, the third, one third, a half, the half, one half....etc although you can say Half of... or just Half... – Ronald Sole Commented Nov 9, 2018 at 22:58

When we use words like first, second, third, fourth or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, in sentences, what will be the best way to write these? Also, what about numbers? Do we put them as numbers or numerals? Here are some sample sentences, He got first/1st class in that examination. He gave me two/2 books. He will be the first/1st to get there.

Jul 16, 2015 · Prime, second, third... Primary, secondary, tertiary... It lets "first" be defined mostly in the ordinal sense, while "prime" usually means first in prestige and importance.

Apr 28, 2019 · I read a sentence in a chapter named "The Third Level" which was: THE presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. Now I know the meaning of the well established idiom "to swear on a stack of bibles".

Dec 29, 2016 · Discussion on what comes after "once, twice, thrice" in English.

An actual use of "Third of all," similar to the above "Second of all," would have to be quite emphatic, perhaps to the point of being shrill. The fourth and final point might look like this. But rules are meant to be broken, and I can imagine a comedic use of emphasis in dialog using "And fourth of all,", perhaps ending with "And finally of all

The company picnic will be held sometime in the third week of August. If the event lasts multiple days, such that it spans all or most of the week, then we could use during or throughout: The town is preparing to perform testing of its drinking water during the fourth week of July. Tryouts will be held throughout the third week of August.

Dec 15, 2019 · If you are using a verb in the present simple, you use third person singular: If someone says that the earth is flat, nobody will believe them. If somebody says that the earth is flat, nobody will believe them. Everybody says that the earth is round. If anybody says that the earth is flat, nobody will believe them Nobody says that the earth is ...

First, I prefer the train because I can see the landscape. Second, I have control over my luggage, and third, it is better for the environment. The important thing is not to mix them, as in the following sentence: First, I prefer the train because I can see the landscape. Secondly, I have control over my luggage.

Dec 23, 2019 · 1: This is the third time I have traveled to Italy this year - FINE 2: This is the third time I travel to Italy this year - SYNTACTICALLY INVALID. Note that I'm assuming the context is that the speaker is in Italy at time of speaking, in which case I suggest no native speaker would ever use #2 above.