Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer |
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Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer Anne Enquist,Laurel Currie Oates No preview available - 2005 |
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action adjective adverb antecedent appellate court argue arguments attorney begin brief client comma splice common consider contract coordinating conjunction correct count noun create dangling modifiers defendant's document drafting driver effect element ellipsis emphasis English ESL law students EXAMPLE REVISED expressions fact following example gerund grammar hyphen ideas infinitive jury language lawyers legal readers legal writing main clause main verb meaning memo non-count noun nonrestrictive Notice officer omitted paragraph parallel participle passive voice past pattern person phrase or clause plain view doctrine plaintiff plural police possessive preceding problem pronoun proofreading prose punctuation QUICK TIPS quotation marks reason require restrict or limit rhetorical preferences Robert O'Malley Rule semicolon serial comma singular specific split infinitives statute subject and verb subject complement subordinate clause substantive transitions term tion TIPS ABOUT WRITING topic sentence trial court truck United States legal usually verb tense words