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  • Academic word list tool

    The academic word list (AWL) contains 570 of the most important words that will help you to be successful in your studies. Four great reasons to learn the AWL Understand your lectures more easily. Read your course material more quickly and effectively. Improve your academic writing and complete assignments more...

  • Negligence law: Language focus

    This language section outlines the use of modal and conditional language. Both are important in legal argument as they allow arguments to be constructed in terms of possibility, probability and conditions. It is the difference between saying 'it is because' versus 'it could be because'. Modal verbs The conditional nature...

  • Writing a legal argument: Language focus

    Modal and conditional language is important in legal argument as it allows arguments to be constructed in terms of possibility, probability and conditions. It is the difference between saying 'it is because' versus 'it could be because'. Modal verbs The conditional nature of statements in legal case studies means that...