Grammar

A single misplaced tense in a legal notice can change whether a deadline has already passed or is still open. Grammar is not a separate, boring add-on to legal English — it is the mechanism that makes a sentence say exactly what you mean, and this module drills the three areas most likely to trip up a first-year: tense, voice, and reported speech.

In two minutes

This module's grammar component focuses on three practical areas — verb tenses, the active and passive voice, and reported (indirect) speech — chosen because they are the grammatical tools most often needed to write accurately in professional and legal contexts, and are tested through transformation exercises rather than abstract rules.

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The full explanation, the cheat sheet, every previous-year question at every mark weight, the quiz and the answer skeletons are part of English – I on LexBlox Semester. Sign in to unlock the subject, or read Module 1 of Legal Language and Writing free.