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Numeral Exercises
In English grammar, numerals function as a part of speech to represent numbers, quantify nouns, and express numerical relationships. There are two main types of numerals in English: cardinal numerals and ordinal numerals.
Subject Pronoun/ “One” and “They” as subject meaning
Indefinite subjects like one and they are used to refer to unspecified or generic people or things.
English Cardinal Numerals
In English, cardinal numerals can be formed using both simple and compound forms:Simple cardinal numerals: are formed by using a single word to represent a number. Examples include one, two, three, and so on. Compound cardinal numerals: are formed by combining two or more simple numerals to create a new number.
What is a Numeral?
In linguistics, the term numeral refers to a word or phrase that represents a number or quantity. Numerals can be used as a part of speech in a sentence, just like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. In English, there are two types of numerals: cardinal and ordinal. Cardinal numerals represent a quantity or number, such as one, two, three, etc. Ordinal numerals represent the order of things, such as
How to form the Degrees of Comparison
Here are the general rules of orthography for forming the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives with er and est endings: