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Li Hang Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
on page or on the page
Why we say on page 17* but not *on the page 17?
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Because the page number specifies the particular page, there is no need for the definite article. The number does the defining.
- Because the page number specifies the particular page, there is no need for the definite article.
- The number does the defining.
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Because the page number specifies the particular page, there is no need for the definite article. The number does the defining.
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But inside ' the first player' the word 'first' also specific a particular player, why we need 'the' here?
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The definite article (the) is usually used before ordinals (the first, the second, the third etc.). However, there are exceptions: He came second in the race.
As to your original question, no article is for some reason used in connection with cardinal numbers:
The picture is on page 7.
As to your original question, no article is for some reason used in connection with cardinal numbers:
The picture is on page 7.
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