Function of Ordinal Number

As we know the previous post entitled “Difference between Cardinal and Ordinal Number that the Function of Ordinal Number is to show (tell) about the position or order of something or someone in a list or an order or a distribution, in this occasion we want to share about the function of ordinal number by implementing in daily usage

Before implementing the function of ordinal number, below is list of some Ordinal Numbers

1^st = first

2^nd = second

3^rd = third

4^th = fourth

5^th = fifth

6^th = sixth

7^th = seventh

8^th = eighth

9^th = ninth

10^th = tenth

11^th =eleventh

12^th = twelfth

13^th = thirteenth

14^th = fourteenth

15^th = fifteenth

16^th = sixteenth

17^th = seventeenth

18^th = eighteenth

19^th = nineteenth

20^th = twentieth

21^st = twenty first

22^nd = twenty second

23^rd = twenty third

24^th = twenty fourth

. . . = . . . . . .

30^th = thirtieth

31^st = thirty first

32^nd = thirty second

. . . = . . . . . .

40^th = fortieth

41^st = forty first

. . . = . . . . .

50^th = fiftieth

60^th = sixtieth

70^th = seventieth

80^th = eightieth

90^th = ninetieth

100^th = one hundredth

105^th = one hundred fifth

200^th = two hundredth

268^th = two hundred sixth eighth

1000^th = one thousandth

1000000^th = one millionth

. . . etc.

Some implantation of function of ordinal number in sentences:

This is my first time I join a music class.

I want to give the second question for you.

Her son got the seventh rank in his class.

She will be your third client.

This is for the second time I meet you.

The tenth position was fair for Indonesian team.

He was the fourteenth person to win the award.

He went to Mecca for the third time this year.

Next month will be the seventy first Indonesian Independence.

That’s all about the function of ordinal number in implementation usage in sentences we can post. Hopefully the share about the function of ordinal number above can be useful for improving our English.

Function of Ordinal Number