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Chats Abbreviations - for Web Chat Users

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Abbreviation means a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole. Useful Internet chat abbreviation App Download it Free R.S.V.P. – This acronym means "Répondez s'il vous plait," French for "respond, if you please." It is often used on invitations to parties and special events, and is intended (as it says) to be responded to with a "yes, we will attend," or "no, we will not." P.S. – Means "post script." At the end of a letter, people will often include a P.S. to include an extra thought that was intended to be included in the letter, but forgotten. Using a P.S. was more common in typewritten letters, when you couldn’t go back and add a sentence in the body of a letter. A.S.A.P. – "As soon as possible," used when encouraging someone to respond to a request without delay. E.T.A. – This acronym means "estimated time of arrival," and is used as a guess for ...

Different Types Of Phrases

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A phrase can be defined as a group of related words with no subject, verb, or both. their purpose is to complete a thought or add a description to a sentence. they are used as modifiers in a sentence.  Here are various types: (i) Appositives ; they are phrases that rename the preceding words. They are often known as noun phrases. eg Oduma,Kenya's footballer has arrived at the stadium.  (ii) Prepositional Phrase ; these usually have the preposition coming before its object. eg (a)The thief jumped over the fence. (b)I will marry after the General Elections.  (iii) Participial Phrases ; a group of words having a participle and its completing words. the verbs here have present and past participle forms. eg Walking down the isle, Josephine found herself smiling merrily.(present participle) Angered by the poor teams performance, the manager could not talk to the players.(past participle) (iv) Infinitive phrases ; consist of to plus a verb and its completing words. It can f...