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sarasara

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Which of the following is a rule to be practiced when using abbreviations?
 
  A. Use Mr. before a person's name that is followed by an abbreviation of an academicdegree.
 B. Use Jr. and Sr. with a person's last name only.
  C. Omit the comma before Jr. or Sr. when either follows a person's name.
  D. Abbreviate United States as a noun.

Question 2

Which of the following should a writer capitalize while writing?
 
  A. The suffix -elect when joined to titles
  B. A personal title of a specific person
  C. A common noun that names the general class of a product
  D. The term government when it stands alone


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A rule to be practiced when using abbreviations is to omit the comma before Jr. or Sr. when
either follows a person's name. Do not use Jr. and Sr. with a person's last name only.

Answer to Question 2

B
A writer should capitalize a personal title of a specific person. A title written after a name or
without a name is capitalized when it is the title of a high-ranking national or international
official or it is part of an address.


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