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Which sentence uses the ordinal number correctly?

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This is the three meeting we've had this week.

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This uses the wrong form. It should be third, not three.

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She finished in the top third runners.

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This should use a cardinal number (three) to describe a group, not an ordinal number.

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The meeting was scheduled for the two floor.

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This uses the wrong form. It should be second, not two.

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The third meeting will be on Thursday.

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An ordinal number shows the order or position of something in a list or sequence (e.g. first, second, third).

In this case, The third meeting shows the position of this meeting in a series of meetings. The other sentences either use cardinal numbers or apply ordinals in wrong contexts.