分數詞用作狀語　　

分數詞主要有作定語，或是主語、賓語等，但有時也可用作狀語。如：　　

China is one-sixth larger than the United States. 中國比美國大六分之一。　　

It was one-fourth cheaper than the market price. 它比市場價格低四分之一。　　

Houses cost one third more this year than they did five years ago. 今年房價比五年前上漲了三分之一。　　

The bottle had been about three-quarters full then. 那時瓶子里約莫四分之三滿。　　

This substance reacts one-tenths as fast as the other one. 這種物質的反應速度是另一物質的十分之一。