Problems With Modifiers (10): Dates.

(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).