1、序数词前面一般要加“the”;
The first student to come to school is usually Jim.
2、序数词前面有名词所有格、形容词性物主代词时,不再使用“the”;
He is my first English teacher.
Li Lei's second book is old.
3、a /an+序数词+名词:
序数词前总可拟使用a域an, 表示的含义是“文一,再一”,常常有语言环境;
They have two children, and next year they will have a third child.
4、比赛域考试的名次前可省略“the”;
He was second in the exam.