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Language Skills Summary Flashcards - Pages 249-265 in Business English and Communication
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05/08/2024

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Names of Places
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Capitalize names of geographic localities, streets, parks, etc... i.e. Europe, Mississippi River
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Names of Persons
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In all cases, be sure to write each person's name precisely the way he or she writes it - this rule refers not only to capitalization but also the spelling and spacing in names.
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Names of Things
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Capital letters identify official names of companies, departments, divisitions, associations, committees, bureaus, buildings, schools, course titles, clubs, government bodies, historical events, and documents, and so on.
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Proper Adjectives
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These must be capitalized and are adjectives formed from proper nouns; i.e. American, Canadian, etc.
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Short Forms
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Substitute one word for the complete name of a person, place, or thing to give special distinction or emphasis, but be sure to capitalize the short form.
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You capitalize a title written before a name?
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True
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A title written after a name or without a name is capitalized when
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1. it is the title of a high-ranking national or international official
2. it is part of an address
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Former and late are capitalized when joined to titles
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False
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When joined to titles, the prefix ex- and the suffix -elect are not capitalized.
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Ture
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To distinguish between a proper noun that is part of the official name of a product and a common noun that names the general class of the product, the official name should be capitalized?
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True
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Coke (Coca-Cola), Scotch tape, Kleenex tissues, Yellow Pages directory, are all examples of proper capitalization in commercial products?
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True
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In formal writing, a person's degree or other information may not follow a name.
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False
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Mr. and Mrs. are examples of titles used before personal names?
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True
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Abbreviations of academic degrees and religious orders do not have internal periods.
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False
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As a business writer, you must know the correct forms of abbreviations?
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True
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Is a comma used before an abbreviation that follows a name?
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Yes
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What is a shortened form of a name?
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Acronym
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What is the abbreviation of Estimated tie of arrival?
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ETA
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The proper way to abbreviate "before noon"?
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a.m.
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In technical work and on invoices, units of length, weight, capacity, area, volume, temperature, and time are usually abbreviated?
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True
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Ages are spelled out - unless they are significant statistics.
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True
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When more than two words are needed to spell the number or when special emphasis is desired, express the numbers in numerals, unless at the start of the sentence.
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True
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What is a mixed number?
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A whole number plus a fraction
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What indicates the order or succession?
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Ordinal numbers
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What is an exception to using numerals for house numbers?
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One
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