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Pshyamprasad Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Nth prime minister
I want to question what is the number of a paritcular prime minister in total number of prime ministers ruled the country. How to frame this question.
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"What number had/is that PM"? "What rank... " "How many PM had there been before him"?
- "What number had/is that PM"?
- "What rank...
- " "How many PM had there been before him"?
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"What number had/is that PM"?
"What rank... "
"How many PM had there been before him"?
"What rank... "
"How many PM had there been before him"?
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thanks for the resopnse Pieanne.But this appears to be from spoken english context.Can the same sentence be used in written english also?
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I would choose the last one. If you know how many there had been before him, just add one!
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I don't know about the case of prime ministers.
In the case of US presidency you can ask and answer like;
(1) How many presidents were there before Lincoln. Fifteen.
(2) What number president was Lincoln? Sixteenth.
paco
In the case of US presidency you can ask and answer like;
(1) How many presidents were there before Lincoln. Fifteen.
(2) What number president was Lincoln? Sixteenth.
paco
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Thanks paco
"What number president was Lincoln?" sounds better.
"What number president was Lincoln?" sounds better.
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