"The first one" vs. "The first" - English Language Learners Stack …
网页2018年2月2日 · Consider the following two cases: Case 1: There are two primary noise source categories. The first represents the intrinsic noise, while the second refers to ... Case 2: There are two primary noise source categories. The first one represents the intrinsic noise, while the second one refers to ... Are both proper ways of referencing the two ...
sentence meaning - "was the first to" VS "is the first" - English ...
网页2022年5月7日 · Sentence (1) makes use of "was...to be built", which shows how it was the first building and will always be. Sentence (2) makes use of present tense (is), so it cannot be used when another urban complex is built in Shenzhen, and can be used during the building or right after the completion of the build (usually the latter) Sentence (3) makes ...
numbers - First, Second, Third, Fourth or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th? One, …
网页The rule used to be that if the number was less than 10 you would spell it out in a sentence/paragraph. So for the examples above, the first four sentences would all get the spelling version of the number. The last sentence, however, you could be flexible with if it is written in a recipe and everything else has the number.
Tense when saying "This is the first time I"
网页2017年11月1日 · This is the first time I have ever eaten sushi. Perfect tenses refer to completed or "not relevant anymore" things. You may still be eating the sushi, but you have checked off the "first time" box, so to speak, so logically speaking your "first time" is completed. You would use past perfect tense if you were talking about your first time in the ...
First VS first time VS the first time VS at first VS for the first time
网页First when I saw you, I was afraid to talk to you. When I first saw you, I was afraid to talk to you. When I saw you first, I was afraid to talk you. First time when ...
in the first week or on the first week | WordReference Forums
网页Dec 21, 2022. #5. JulianStuart said: If you speak of a period (like a week): In the first week of next month ... If you speak of a specific day: On the first (day) of next month... Trochfa said: "In the first week". It means during the first week. I would never use "on" in this context.
articles - “A first time” or “the first time” - English Language ...
网页2016年1月1日 · The first time I went to London, I lost my passport. The first time is a specific time, hence the definite article. “* A first time ” would imply that there are many first times. It is also possible to say my first time, although that is mostly done when there is no verb. This is my first time losing my passport. [Possible but not very common]
prepositions - "in" or "on" the 3rd week of July - English Language ...
网页First, I think you're correct when you say that in would be a better preposition than on for these examples. As one commenter said, on is typically used when referring to a specific day (e.g., on Monday, on the last day of the quarter, on her birthday, on the thirteenth). That said, I noticed that none of your examples were written by authors ...
prepositions - On the first time or at the first time - English ...
网页2020年2月16日 · 1. according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English : (for) the first/second/last etc time. for example: Gerry had just had back surgery for the third time in two years. I realized him for the first time I enter the room. Share. Improve this answer. answered Feb 16, 2020 at 19:45. lee.
phrase usage - Does *first of all* always go with *second of all ...
网页A one-syllable "First," can introduce the first point, but some find it too short to introduce a long concept of several points. The introduction "Firstly,", which is considered less formal, is sometimes used as a compromise when "First of all," is …