Articles
1.The parties signed the contract today after having discussed the price.
2. The lawyer about whom I spoke arrived at the meeting too late to advise about
the amount of damages the company could get.
3. If there is a telephone call for me about the case, put it through.
4. The client said that Roggins was an inefficiently run and unprofitable company.
5. The Mobile phone has revolutionised the way in which the firm does business.
Prepositions
1. Ten units must be delivered to the buyer by 30 November.
2.This agreement can be terminated by giving not less than 14 days notice in
writing.
3. Rent will be paid in accordance with this agreement.
4. This is an agreement between the parties to the contract.
5. The goods are to be moved to the defendant`s warehouse no later than 28 August.
Pronouns
1. I went to the office very early this morning and did not see anyone there.
2. It is important that someone be there to welcome Mr. Jones when he arrives at
the airport tomorrow evening.
3. These rules are very clear. Therefore nobody should be any doubt as to what they
mean.
4. If you feel the issues Mr Smith wants you to resolve are outside your field of
expertise, don`t hesitate to pass his case to me.
5. The lawyers in that firm are rather old-fashioned in their approach. It`s time
for them to modernise.
Adjectives
Nouns Adjectives
defect defective
acceptance acceptable
restoration restorable
reliance reliable
requirement requisite
Adverbs
1. My client accepts that he is solely responsible for the difficult financial
circumstances in which he finds himself.
2. This clause is not legally enforceable.
3.The speaker droned on tendiosly for over two hours.
4. We should be grateful if the documents were issued expeditiously.
5. The preposition, though superficially attractive was flawed.
Collective Nouns
1. Our staff are divided over the proposed menagemet changes.
2. Our staff consists of skilled people from many different backgrounds.
3. The committee has decided to approve the amended proposal.
4. The majority of our lawyers are fluent in English.
5. The group thanks all those people who have helped it to succeed.
Past tenses
In 1989, Statchem opened its first chemical plant in Thailand. Two years before
this the company had begun negotiations with Kemble Inc., but these eventually fell
through. At about the same time, during the mid to late eighties, Statchem was
involved in the development of plastics technology and spent considerable sums of
money on research and development. Statchem hoped
