[Grammar] Article 'the' is omitted before 'floor'?

[finwing]

I'm confused after hearing the rule Article 'the' is omitted before 'floor'.
Therefore it's not 'on the second floor', but 'on second floor'.
As far as I know, the is necessary before all ordinal numbers.
Help me out with the right answer. Thanks~

 

[bhaisahab]

I'm confused after being heard the rule 'Article 'the' is omitted before 'floor'.
Therefore it's not 'on the second floor', but 'on second floor'.
As far as I know, the is necessary before all ordinal numbers.
Help me out with the right answer. Thanks~

Where did you find that "rule"?

 

[Tdol]

We do use on the second floor.

 

[Barb_D]

I'm confused after being told the rule that the article 'the' is omitted before 'floor'.

Or: After hearing the rule.


But not: after being heard.

 

[finwing]

Thanks for correcting(I edited that)
With your replies, now I know I wasn't wrong.
And in speaking, is 'on second floor' commonly used as well?
Since all the native(all American) E speakers around me answered without 'the' is right, I hope to get more explanation.
Sorry for keeping bothering you, but I'm begging, please.

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks for correcting(I edited that)
With your replies, now I know I wasn't wrong.
And in speaking, is 'on second floor' commonly used as well?
Since all the native(all American) E speakers around me answered without 'the' is right, I hope to get more explanation.
Sorry for keeping bothering you, but I'm begging, please.

"My flat/apartment is on the second floor." Correct.
"My flat/apartment is on second floor." Incorrect.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have an apartment on the second floor.
I have a second-floor apartment.
The second floor is above the first floor and under the third floor.
I need an elevator which takes me to the eighteenth floor.
Third-floor apartments are much nicer than second-floor apartments.
The second-floor apartment where I used to live is now owned by Barack Obama.

As you can see from my sentences above, when "second floor" is used as a noun, it requires the article. I cannot come up with an example where the article can be omitted. When "second-floor" is used as an adjective before a noun, then the definite article is not absolute necessary. It depends on context.

 

[Tdol]

It's a second-floor flat = it's one of a number of flats on the floor

 

[Mohammadhelmi]

I have an apartment on the second floor.
I have a second-floor apartment.
The second floor is above the first floor and under the third floor.
I need an elevator which takes me to the eighteenth floor.
Third-floor apartments are much nicer than second-floor apartments.
The second-floor apartment where I used to live is now owned by Barack Obama.

As you can see from my sentences above, when "second floor" is used as a noun, it requires the article. I cannot come up with an example where the article can be omitted. When "second-floor" is used as an adjective before a noun, then the definite article is not absolute necessary. It depends on context.

I agree with you.
Thanks a lot

 

[Rover_KE]

As far as I know, 'the' is necessary before all ordinal numbers.

I thought that at first, but on second thoughts I changed my mind.

Rover

 

[finwing]

I thought that at first, but on second thoughts I changed my mind.

Rover

Thanks for the exceptional examples.

 

[finwing]

Thanks you all for the replies.

 

[Barb_D]

finwing, we appreciate that you want to say thank you (really, we do!) but it's okay to just "like" the post that gave you a helpful answer (or even just to say "thanks for trying" if it was not helpful). If you add a post just to say "thank you" we think you have additional questions. A "like" is good enough for us.

Thanks!