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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hi,
Should I use 'the' in sentences like:'When I was in (the)first,second,...grade at school,... .'?
I'm confused because at school we learned that ordinals take 'the'before them.
Should I use 'the' in sentences like:'When I was in (the)first,second,...grade at school,... .'?
I'm confused because at school we learned that ordinals take 'the'before them.
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With such grade levels, 'the' is unnecessary, but you may use it if you like. Ordinals certainly needn't always take 'the' - what about this? -- 'First, catch your hare.
- With such grade levels, 'the' is unnecessary, but you may use it if you like.
- Ordinals certainly needn't always take 'the' - what about this?
- -- 'First, catch your hare.
- ' but in your example, 'the' is marking the noun 'grade', not the ordinal number, anyway.
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With such grade levels, 'the' is unnecessary, but you may use it if you like. Ordinals certainly needn't always take 'the' - what about this? -- 'First, catch your hare.' but in your example, 'the' is marking the noun 'grade', not the ordinal number, anyway.
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