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What does UNESCO stand for?
What does UNESCO stand for?
The abbreviation 'BLT' stands for 'Bread, Lettuce, and Tomato'.
The abbreviation 'BLT' stands for 'Bread, Lettuce, and Tomato'.
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What does the abbreviation 'NGO' stand for?
What does the abbreviation 'NGO' stand for?
Non-Governmental Organisation
The abbreviation 'CCTV' stands for '_____________ Circuit Television'.
The abbreviation 'CCTV' stands for '_____________ Circuit Television'.
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Match the following abbreviations with their meanings:
Match the following abbreviations with their meanings:
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What does the abbreviation 'WTO' stand for?
What does the abbreviation 'WTO' stand for?
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Which of the following is an auxiliary verb?
Which of the following is an auxiliary verb?
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The prefix "re-" means "again".
The prefix "re-" means "again".
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What does the acronym "TESOL" stand for?
What does the acronym "TESOL" stand for?
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The preposition "_______" is used to indicate location or direction.
The preposition "_______" is used to indicate location or direction.
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Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
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Which of the following is a type of article?
Which of the following is a type of article?
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Study Notes
Prepositions
- on: indicates a specific point or surface
- at: indicates a specific location or direction
- by: indicates agency or means
- with: indicates association or accompaniment
- about: indicates a topic or subject
- against: indicates opposition or contrast
- between: indicates a choice or separation
- during: indicates a period of time
- without: indicates absence or lack
- under: indicates position or status
- after: indicates subsequent action
- towards: indicates direction or movement
- before: indicates precedence or priority
- around: indicates proximity or vicinity
- among: indicates membership or inclusion
- between: indicates separation or distinction
Conjunctions
- and: indicates addition or connection
- but: indicates contrast or exception
- or: indicates alternative or choice
- so: indicates consequence or result
- because: indicates cause or reason
- although: indicates concession or exception
- if: indicates condition or possibility
- when: indicates time or occasion
- while: indicates simultaneous action
- where: indicates location or circumstance
- unless: indicates exception or condition
- until: indicates duration or continuation
- since: indicates starting point or origin
Determiners
- this: indicates proximity or immediacy
- that: indicates distance or remove
- these: indicates plural proximity
- those: indicates plural distance
- my: indicates possession or belonging
- your: indicates possession or belonging
- his: indicates masculine possession
- her: indicates feminine possession
- its: indicates neuter possession
- our: indicates shared possession
- their: indicates plural possession
- some: indicates quantity or amount
- any: indicates possibility or option
- no: indicates negation or absence
- each: indicates individuality or distribution
- every: indicates universality or totality
- either: indicates choice or alternative
- neither: indicates negation or absence
- much: indicates quantity or degree
- many: indicates plurality or frequency
- few: indicates scarcity or rarity
- little: indicates scarcity or lack
- several: indicates multiplicity or variety
- all: indicates totality or universality
- both: indicates duality or pairing
- half: indicates proportion or division
- one: indicates singularity or unity
- two: indicates duality or pairing
- three: indicates plurality or sequence
- first: indicates precedence or priority
- second: indicates subsequent order
- third: indicates subsequent order
Pronouns
- I: indicates the speaker
- you: indicates the addressee
- he: indicates a masculine person
- she: indicates a feminine person
- it: indicates a neuter entity
- we: indicates the speaker and others
- they: indicates multiple persons or entities
- me: indicates the speaker as object
- him: indicates a masculine person as object
- her: indicates a feminine person as object
- us: indicates the speaker and others as object
- them: indicates multiple persons or entities as object
- yours: indicates possession or belonging
- his: indicates masculine possession
- hers: indicates feminine possession
- ours: indicates shared possession
- theirs: indicates plural possession
Auxiliary Verbs
- be: indicates state or existence
- am: indicates first person singular
- is: indicates third person singular
- are: indicates plural or second person
- was: indicates past tense
- were: indicates plural or second person past tense
- been: indicates past participle
- being: indicates progressive or continuous action
- have: indicates possession or action
- has: indicates third person singular
- had: indicates past tense
- do: indicates action or agency
- does: indicates third person singular
- did: indicates past tense
- will: indicates future tense or intention
- would: indicates conditional or hypothetical scenario
- shall: indicates future tense or obligation
- should: indicates obligation or advisability
- can: indicates ability or capacity
- could: indicates possibility or capability
- may: indicates permission or possibility
- might: indicates possibility or ability
- must: indicates necessity or obligation
Articles
- the: indicates specificity or definiteness
- a: indicates indefinite or non-specific
- an: indicates indefinite or non-specific (before vowel sounds)
Indefinite Articles
- a: indicates indefinite or non-specific
- an: indicates indefinite or non-specific (before vowel sounds)
Relative Pronouns
- who: indicates person or entity
- whom: indicates object or recipient
- whose: indicates possession or belonging
- where: indicates location or circumstance
- when: indicates time or occasion
- which: indicates option or choice
- that: indicates specific or particular
- whenever: indicates time or occasion
- wherever: indicates location or circumstance
- whoever: indicates person or entity
- whomever: indicates object or recipient
- whichever: indicates option or choice
- whatever: indicates thing or entity
Definite Article
- the: indicates specificity or definiteness
Prefixes
- miss: indicates error or wrongness
- im, il, ir, un: indicate negation or absence
- less: indicates lack or absence
- extra: indicates excess or additional
- anti: indicates opposition or contrast
- dis: indicates negation or opposite
- mono: indicates singularity or unity
- fore: indicates precedence or priority
- co: indicates joint or shared action
- sub: indicates subordination or inferiority
- ex: indicates former or previous state
Suffixes
- ship: indicates state or condition
- age: indicates action or process
- ity: indicates state or quality
- tion: indicates action or process
- acronyms:
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- PIN: Personal Identification Number
- TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of other languages
- UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging
- UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
- DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
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