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Parts of speech

Parts of speech. Numerals II. Revision. Numeral is a written sign that represents s number . Numerals can be : cardinal (e.g. two, sixteen ) ; ordinal (e.g. first, third ). Ordinals. Ordinal numbers refer to entities in a series or sequence .

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Parts of speech

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  1. Parts of speech Numerals II.

  2. Revision • Numeralis a written sign thatrepresents s number. • Numerals can be: • cardinal (e.g. two, sixteen); • ordinal (e.g. first, third).

  3. Ordinals • Ordinal numbers refer to entities in a series or sequence. • They are used as determiners and are normally preceded by other determiners such as the definite article or a possessive determiner. It was the tenth and final album in a long career. We celebrated his first birthday in Hong Kong.

  4. Ordinals • Ordinals can also be used as the heads of noun phrases. I like all of them but the fourth was the best. It was calculated in hundredths and thousandths. • Ordinals can also be used as adverbs. Merry came third in the race. First, we need to clear the chairs away.

  5. Ordinals

  6. Ordinals

  7. Points to notice 1. Noticetheirregularspelling of fifth, eighth and twelfth. 2. Whenordinalnumerals are expressed in figuresthe last twoletters of thewrittenwordmustbeadded. first → 1st forty-second → 42nd eightieth → 80th

  8. Points to notice 3. In compoundordinalnumeralsthe rule aboutandisthesame as forcompoundcardinalnumerals. onehundredandfirst → 101st 4. Thedefinitearticlenormallyprecedesordinalnumerals. Theindefinitearticlemaybeused. thefortiethday a secondchance(anadditional, one more)

  9. Points to notice 5. Titles of kingsetc. Are written in Roman numerals. Charles V Elizabeth II 6. In spokenEnglishwe use theordinalnumbersprecede by the. Charles theFifth Elizabeth theSecond

  10. Literatura CARTER, R., McCARTHY, M. Cambridge Grammar of English. 1. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2006. ISBN 0-521-67439-5. SVOBODA, A., KUČERA, K. English Parts of Speech. 1. vyd. Opava: SU v Opavě, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-199-1.

  11. Task: • Writethenumbers: 12th 50th 101st

  12. Děkujiza pozornost.

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