(Valentines Day is on [the] [fourteenth] [of] [February])
- Valentines Day is on
- (the): the
- (ordinal number): fourteenth
- (of): of
- (month): February
Avoid using a cardinal number instead of an ordinal number after (the). Avoid omitting (of) or (the) from the pattern.
Examples:
Incorrect: I have an appointment on (the five of june) at three o'clock.
Correct: I have an appointment on (the fifth of june) at three o'clock.
Incorrect: School starts on (sixteen September) this year.
Correct: School starts on (the sixteen of September) this year.
Incorrect: Her birthday is (second December).
Correct: Her birthday is (the second of December).
Incorrect: Please change my reservation to (the ten of November).
Correct: Please change my reservation to (the tenth of November).
Incorrect: Independence Day in the United States is (the four of July).
Correct: Independence Day in the United States is (the fourth of July).
Problems With Modifiers (10): Dates.
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Hery setiawan
on Friday, July 24, 2009
Label:
Problems With Modifiers.
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