Difference between revisions of "First"
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| − | First, an ordinal number, fits into the adjective position of standard noun phrase structure: | + | <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 | + | *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 | + | *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 |
| + | *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? | ||
| + | *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 18:55, 19 March 2020
Ordinal number
| cardinal # | ordinal # |
|---|---|
| one | first: 1st |
| two | second: 2nd |
| three | third: 3rd |
| four | fourth: 4th |
| five | fifth: 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.
