Упр.36 Unit 4 ГДЗ English Михеева 11 класс

Задача

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Михеева, Афанасьева 11 класс, Просвещение: Focus on Syntax MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PUNCTUATION
Full stops close grammatically independent sentences. I. They may or may not be used in: • initial shortenings: U.K./UK; T. S. Eliot/T S Eliot; • other abbreviations: prof./prof; etc./etc; doc./doc; But the practice of using full stops in these cases is becoming less common.
II. A full stop is not usually used: • in the abbreviations of words when they include the last letter of the word: Rd (Road , Ltd (Limited , St (Street • for common sets of initials (the BBC; a UFO • for acronyms (words in which initials are pronounced as a word : the NATO, AIDS, the UNO, the RAF. Full stops are not used in newspaper headlines, in the titles of books and other works: Mid Summer Night’s Dream, New School to Be Built, Summit Talks.
36. Give abbreviations for the following. Check in a dictionary. Use full stops where they may appear. 1. the alphabet; 2. Home Box Office (a TV channel ; 3. laboratory; 4. Mister; 5. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (an international organization ; 6. please turn over (written at the bottom of the page to tell the reader to look at the next page ; 7. departure; 8. His Excellency (a title of important state officials ; 9. Member of Parliament; 10. post meridiem; 11. singular; 12. postscript (a note added at the end of a letter, giving more information ; 13. John Boynton Priestley; 14. George Bernard Shaw

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Подробный ответ

1. the alphabet — the ABC
2. Home Box Office — HBO
3. laboratory — lab.
4. Mister — Mr
5. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — GATT
6. please turn over — P.T.O.
7. departure — dep.
8. His Excellency — H.E.
9. Member of Parliament — MP
10. post meridiem — p.m.
11. singular — sing.
12. postscript — P.S.
13. John Boynton Priestley — J. B. Priestley
14. George Bernard Shaw — G. B. Shaw