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<th>cardinal #</th>
 
<th>cardinal #</th>
<th>ordinal #</th>
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<th>ordinal #</th>  
<tr><td>one</td><td>first</td></tr>
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<tr><td>one</td><td><span style="color:#503;font-weight:bold;">first</span>: 1<sup>st</sup></td></tr>
<tr><td>two</td><td>second</td></tr>
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<tr><td>two</td><td>second: 2<sup>nd</sup></td></tr>
<tr><td>three</td><td>third</td></tr>
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<tr><td>three</td><td>third: 3<sup>rd</sup></td></tr>
<tr><td>four</td><td>fourth</td></tr>
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<tr><td>four</td><td>fourth: 4<sup>th</sup></td></tr>
<tr><td>five</td><td>fifth</td></tr>
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<tr><td>fi<u>v</u>e</td><td>fi<u>f</u>th: 5<sup>th</sup></td></tr>
 
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==Adjective==
 
==Adjective==
  
First, an ordinal number, fits into the adjective position of standard noun phrase structure:
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<span style="color:#503;font-weight:bold;">First</span>, an ordinal number, fits into the adjective position of standard noun phrase structure:
  
*the first time, the first train, the first hour
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*the <span style="color:#204;>first</span> time, the <span style="color:#204;>first</span> train, the <span style="color:#204;>first</span>  hour
*every first week of the month
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*every <span style="color:#204;>first</span> week of the month, each <span style="color:#204;>first</span> of the month, each <span style="color:#204;>first</span> place trophy
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*all the <span style="color:#204;>first</span>-timers, all <span style="color:#204;>first</span>-time visitors
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==Adverb==
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Though the word "firstly" exists, it is mostly used in more formal speech.  Like ''fast'', <span style="color:#204;>first</span> can modify a verb or a <abbr title="verb + (internal) arguments (or complements) of the verb">verb phrase</abbr>:
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*Shall we go?
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*I'd like to finish <abbr title="internal argument of the verb 'finish'">hanging <abbr title="internal argument of the verb 'hang'">the clothes</abbr></abbr> first.

Latest revision as of 17:55, 19 March 2020

Ordinal number

cardinal # ordinal #
onefirst: 1st
twosecond: 2nd
threethird: 3rd
fourfourth: 4th
fivefifth: 5th

Adjective

First, an ordinal number, fits into the adjective position of standard noun phrase structure:

  • the first time, the first train, the first hour
  • every first week of the month, each first of the month, each first place trophy
  • all the first-timers, all first-time visitors

Adverb

Though the word "firstly" exists, it is mostly used in more formal speech. Like fast, first can modify a verb or a verb phrase:

  • Shall we go?
  • I'd like to finish hanging <abbr title="internal argument of the verb 'hang'">the clothes</abbr> first.