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43: Legal English Grammar - The Subjunctive (Grammar)
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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode we are looking at some legal English grammar – yes!!! It’s time for the subjunctive! The subjunctive is a mark of an educated speaker and it can also be very effective in persuasive legal discourse both in writing and spoken language. In this episode we find out:
- how the subjunctive is formed;
- when we use it;
- why we use it.
We also practise some exercises and I talk about using the passive voice.
🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation.
📙Episode links
- Website page
- A helpful article I mention is by Professor Lisa Mazzie from the US University of Marquette - 'Revisiting the Subjunctive Mood: Great for Persuasion '.
🥇Learn legal English
- Take a legal English class or course
- Sign up for my site membership
- Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers
- Get italki credit for English classes
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Chapters
1. OPENING (00:00:00)
2. INTRODUCTION (00:00:19)
3. OVERVIEW (00:01:29)
4. FORMING SUBJUNCTIVE (00:04:00)
5. USAGE ONE (00:09:06)
6. MORE PRACTICE (00:12:17)
7. PASSIVE VOICE (00:14:36)
8. USAGE TWO (00:16:49)
9. MORE PRACTICE (00:19:32)
10. RECAP (00:22:23)
11. ENDING (00:23:30)
149 episodes
Manage episode 219013111 series 2453173
🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode we are looking at some legal English grammar – yes!!! It’s time for the subjunctive! The subjunctive is a mark of an educated speaker and it can also be very effective in persuasive legal discourse both in writing and spoken language. In this episode we find out:
- how the subjunctive is formed;
- when we use it;
- why we use it.
We also practise some exercises and I talk about using the passive voice.
🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation.
📙Episode links
- Website page
- A helpful article I mention is by Professor Lisa Mazzie from the US University of Marquette - 'Revisiting the Subjunctive Mood: Great for Persuasion '.
🥇Learn legal English
- Take a legal English class or course
- Sign up for my site membership
- Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers
- Get italki credit for English classes
📣 Connect with me
Chapters
1. OPENING (00:00:00)
2. INTRODUCTION (00:00:19)
3. OVERVIEW (00:01:29)
4. FORMING SUBJUNCTIVE (00:04:00)
5. USAGE ONE (00:09:06)
6. MORE PRACTICE (00:12:17)
7. PASSIVE VOICE (00:14:36)
8. USAGE TWO (00:16:49)
9. MORE PRACTICE (00:19:32)
10. RECAP (00:22:23)
11. ENDING (00:23:30)
149 episodes
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