Unit 7.1
Cardinal numbers
Introduction
Cardinal numbers are used to express the quantity of something.
Form
These are the first ten cardinal numbers:
- 0 – Zero
- 1 – One
- 2 – Two
- 3 – Three
- 4 – Four
- 5 – Five
- 6 – Six
- 7 – Seven
- 8 – Eight
- 9 – Nine
- 10 – Ten
Example
- I have one dog.
- There are three examples here.
- We need 10 oranges to make orange juice.
Use
Cardinal numbers are placed before or after a noun because we use them to express the exact number of people, animals or things (how many of those things there are).
Summary
Cardinal numbers are used to express the quantity of things, people and animals. These numbers are usually placed before or after a noun.
Cardinal numbers are: zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten.
For example:
— “One car.” = 1 car.
— “Two cars.” = 2 cars.
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