[Subsection headings are my own]
Monique L'Huillier
Advanced French Grammar
1. Framework
1.1 Parts of Speech
1.1.7 Pronouns
1.1.7.7 Numeral Pronouns
(i) Cardinal Numbers
We normally use cardinal numbers as determiners. Yet, we may also use them as pronouns.
Ex, DETERMINER; PRONOUN
Marie avait invité quarante personnes. Dix sont venues.
Marie had invited forty people. Ten came.
(ii) Ordinal Numbers
We use ordinal numbers as adjectives or pronouns.
Ex, ADJECTIVE
C’est la troisième maison à droite.
It’s the third house on the right.
Ex, PRONOUN
La troisième! Vous êtes sûr?
The third one! Are you sure?
L'Huillier, Monique. Advanced French Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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