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The definite article with ordinal numbers, superlative adjectives, ONLY, NEXT, LAST, SAME, RIGHT and WRONG

The definite article is used before ordinal numbers and superlative adjectives:

This is the first time I've ridden a horse.
The 20^th century has seen the bloodiest wars in the history of humankind.
Jill is the most intelligent girl in the class.

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The indefinite article with certain numbers and fractions

The indefinite article is used with certain numbers and fractions:

a/one hundred, a/one thousand, a/one million
one and a half kilos / a kilo and a half
a/one third
a/one quarter
a dozen
a quarter of an hour
half a minute

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