Preposition: on

• grid: Paul Naish was ninth on the grid alongside Dave Amphlett who was the quickest of the MGB's.

Modifies a noun

• commandment: What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?

• symphony: He then takes the bass solos in Beethoven's ninth symphony for the inaugural performance of the Opera North 05/06 concert season in Huddersfield.

• wicket: Clifford's fifty kept alive hopes of victory but eventually the run chase was halted at the fall of the ninth wicket.

• century: During the ninth century, the larger parts of Wales were united under the sole dynasty of Rhodri Mawr.

• grader: The city has a 40 % illiteracy rate, and over 50 % of black ninth graders will not graduate in four years.

• birthday: For his ninth birthday, Roddick went to the US Open.

Modifying Another Word

• only: Thompson, by now unhappily plagued by injury, could finish only ninth in the 1987 world championships.

Used with adjective complement

• rank: The Salters ' Company is ranked ninth of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London.

• finish: Scotland finished ninth in the overall medals table, more than doubling their medal tally from four years ago.

• come: The women last year came ninth in the UK.

• place: Ignoring his result, we would have been placed ninth.

• take: Lowe took ninth, and was much more pleased with his lot.

Preposition: in

• championship: Thompson, by now unhappily plagued by injury, could finish only ninth in the 1987 world championships.

• race: A few set-up changes later, he had far more to smile about after carving through to ninth in the race.

• series: This year's lecture will be the ninth in the series.

• table: Scotland finished ninth in the overall medals table, more than doubling their medal tally from four years ago.

• world: At 16.75 seconds, they are ranked ninth in the world.

• class: Another spin for Allen, this time at the chicane, dropped him down the order, to ninth in class.

Preposition: of

• child: Mom was the ninth of ten children and was born in Poplar in the East End of London.