11 Plus Abbrevations
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Abbreviations are the shortened forms for a group of words or phrases. These are applied to the most widely used words.
They are formed by either a group of starting letters(capital letters) of each word or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase. They are created to simplify the task of using entire phrases that occur very frequently.
List of some commonly used abbreviations:
Mr. – Mister
Mrs. - Mistress
Min - minute or minimum
Max – maximum
No. - number
vs – versus
ASAP – as soon as possible
Most of the abbreviations are created specific to a discipline, and the persons related to that field make use of them.
For example:
- Map locations
Rd. – Road
St. – Street
N – North
S – South
E – East
W – West
- Academic and Designation Titles
BS – Bachelor Of Science
MA – Master Of Arts
Dr. - Doctor
VP – Vice President
PA - Personal Assistant
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
- Measurements and units
m – metre
cm – centimetre
sec – second
ft – feet
A – Ampere
V - Volt
An abbreviation may can two or more phrases associated with it. To find out the correct phrase, it all depends on the context that we are using it in the sentence.
For example,
Min – can be used for both ‘minute’ and ‘minimum’.
Hence it is important to identify the context of the sentence before answering the questions on abbreviations. This gives you 70% of your answer.
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