ordinal number
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:32 am
Sir,
somewhere I read that The article "the" is used with ordinal number e.g
1. He got the first prize.
but the same time I read
He stood first in the class.
Why a article "the" has not been used with "first".
I mean why not like
He stood the first in the class.
Thanks.
somewhere I read that The article "the" is used with ordinal number e.g
1. He got the first prize.
but the same time I read
He stood first in the class.
Why a article "the" has not been used with "first".
I mean why not like
He stood the first in the class.
Thanks.