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Professional Communication Skills Practice Test: Vocabulary - Rules for Use of Abbreviations
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Abbreviations are shortened forms of words and phrases. They allow us to shorten complex words and phrases and be more concise in our writing. The rules for abbreviations are rather complex and can vary.


Rule #1: Introduce Them with Parentheses

Professional Communication Skills Practice Test: Vocabulary - Rules for Use of Abbreviations
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10 Questions

1. Full stops must be omitted from abbreviations.
2. What is the abbreviation of Hectometre?
3. What is the expansion of a/c?
4. Which of these measurements does not have an abbreviation?
5. What is the abbreviation of Centilitre?
6. What is the abbreviation for Thursday?
7. What is the abbreviation for October?
8. What is the abbreviation for Centigrade?
9. Which of these months does not have an abbreviation?
10. No space must be added between abbreviations.