Test Yourself

Abbreviations

[Harbrace 25a - 25d]

Review

See Introduction to Abbreviations below 

Introduction

Convention governs which abbreviations are acceptable in essay writing.

Abbreviate the following: 

1. certain common forms of address and titles used with proper names: 

Rosie Sanchez, Ph.D.
Dr. Bask, M.D.
Doug Sims, Jr.
St. Theresa
Fran Robbins, M.A.
Mr. Francesco 

2. technical terms, especially in technical writing: 

BTU (British Thermal Unit)
cc (cubic centimetre)
mph (miles per hour)
km (kilometre) 

3. expressions of time: 

1456 B.C.
8 A.M.
A.D. 245
MST (Mountain Standard Time) 

4. only certain words in names of places, such as Mt., St., and D.C.: 

Mt. Shasta
St. Louis
Washington, D.C.

Write out the following expressions:

• most military, religious, academic, and government titles: 

Professor Dennis Turner (not Prof.)
Senator Jenny Jenkins (not Sen.) 

• given names: 

George (not Geo.)
William (not Wm.) 

• the days of the week, months, and holidays: 

Tuesday (not Tues.)
Christmas (not Xmas)
August (not Aug.) 

• the names of places, streets, states, cities, countries, and geographical regions: 

Western Road (not Rd.)
Ohio (not OH)
New York City (not NYC) 

• ordinary units of measure: 

feet (not ft.)
inches (not in.)
pounds (not lbs.)
ounces (not oz.) 

• names of academic courses 

Sociology (not soc.)
physical education (not P.E.)