The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

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.

Most has meanings which do not take the definite article the:

That was

most kind

of you.

(very kind)

Most people

who lose weight regain it in a very short time.

(the majority of people)

The definite article is also used before only, next, last, same, right and wrong + noun:

You are

the only person

I can tell.

When is

the next train

to Cambridge?

They have

the same surname

, but they are not relatives.

What is

the right answer

?