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	The MTV/M.T.V. party hired the JCBs.

	It was signed yesterday; i.e. / e.g. not on Friday.

	Leave Dr./Dr Cox to write up the patient's notes.

	France colonised the islands in AD 1893/1893 AD.

	The M.D. needs the PCs/P.C.s/P.C.s. urgently.

	The church was built in 400 CE/CE 400.


	Either use full stops in abbreviations or do not. Be consistent.

	The MTV party hired the JCBs. This is the best answer as there are no full stops in either MTV or JCBs. The M.T.V. party hired the JCBs. This answer is untidy as there are full stops in M.T.V. but none in JCBs.


	The abbreviation "e.g." means "for example". Whereas, "i.e." means "in other words" or "that is to say". Be sure to use the correct one.

	It was signed yesterday; i.e. not on Friday. This is correct. (...yesterday; that is to say not on Friday.) It was signed yesterday; e.g. not on Friday. This is nonsense. (...yesterday; for example, not on Friday.)


	There is no full stop at the end of a contraction if the last letter is the same as the last letter of the whole word.

	Leave Dr Cox to write up the patient's notes. As "r" is the last letter of "Dr" and "Doctor", a full stop is not required. Leave Dr. Cox to write up the patient's notes. Only use a full stop if the last letters are different. (like with Rev. and Reverend)


	AD is written before the year. BC is written after the year.

	France colonised the islands in AD 1893. AD is written before the year. France colonised the islands in 1893 AD. BC is written after the year. (e.g. The coin was used around 10 BC. )


	Either use full stops in abbreviations or do not. Be consistent. There is no full stop after the small "s" used to show plural.

	The M.D. needs the P.C.s urgently. This is the best answer as there are full stops in M.D. and P.C.s, and P.C.s is an accepted plural of P.C. The M.D. needs the PCs urgently. This answer is untidy as there are full stops in M.D. but none in PCs. (PCs is an accepted plural of PC.) The M.D. needs the P.C.s. urgently. The full stop after the small "s" is incorrect.


	CE and BCE can be used to cater for religious diversity. They mean "Common Era" (AD) and "Before Common Era" (BC). They are both written after the date.

	The church was built in 400 CE. CE (which equates to AD) is written after the date. The church was built in CE 400.