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Grammar for Lawyers Resources

Punctuation and Grammar Basics for Law Students
CALI Lesson
Punctuation and Grammar: Advanced
CALI Lesson
Core Grammar for Lawyers
Core Grammar for LawyersSM (CGL) is an online, self-directed learning tool designed to help law students and practicing attorneys acquire the grammar and punctuation skills that are prerequisites to successful legal writing. Small fee to use.

The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers by Lenné Eidson Espenschied
Call Number: KF250 .E84 2011

Publication Date: 2012
Grammar, Punctuation, and Style by Deborah Cupples; Margaret Temple-Smith
Call Number: Law Casebook

Publication Date: 2013
Modern English Usage, 4th ed. by Bryan Garner
Call Number: Proquest Ebook Central

Publication Date: 2016

Alphabetically arranged list of words and their uses, interspersed with longer entries about larger questions of uses and style (eg. abbreviation, capitalization, etc.)

Grammar Check on Microsoft Word

1. To fix settings, go to File>Options>Proofing>Writing Style>Settings

2. Open a document, then click on Review>Spelling and Grammar.

Grammarly App
Checks for spelling, punctuation and grammar for free. You must buy a subscription in order to check for advanced issues, such as word choice, passive voice, weak or uncertain language, wordiness, unclear referent and more.
Hemingway Editor App
A desktop app for Mac and PC, not a mobile app. "Hemingway helps you write with power and clarity by highlighting adverbs, passive voice, and dull, complicated words." $19.99.
OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
The Punctuation Guide

Overuse, wrong use of semicolons: See Grammarly blog.
Noun and verb agreement: Subject- Verb Agreement - Perdue Owl
Complete sentences – no fragments: Fragments and Run-ons - The Writing Center, North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paragraphs – not > 15 lines. Definitely not 3 pages!
Double check spellcheck – sometimes spellcheck will replace with the wrong thing