[Grammar] ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS

[EverLivingPoet]

I could refer to "the second floor" and "the third floor". "the" in those two phrases is necessary since "floor" is countable.

Now, if I want to refer to those floors together, I could write:

"the second and third floors...."

Could "the" in the third phrase be dropped without ill effect?

 

[curates-egg]

"the second and third floors...."

This is better with only one 'the' as you have written it.

 

[EverLivingPoet]

So "second and third floors" without the article "the" is wrong?

 

[SoothingDave]

Without any other context, I would say use the "the."