There are eight parts of speech

 verbs                 adjectives

    nouns                prepositions

  pronouns           conjuctions

      adverbs             interjections    

Examples of linking verbs are

be , seem, become, appear, feels, appears, taste

is, are, was, were and looks

Verbs can be

present

past

past particpal

present particpal

There are three moods( modes) for verbs

indicative

imperative

subjunctive

There are how many steps to forming possession

3

A  pronoun replaces what?

noun or name

First person pronouns are

I, we, me, us, my, mine.our, ours

Imperative mood verbs express

order, request, or command

Third person pronouns are

he, she, them, his, its , their

A subject must agree with the verb in person and number

True

You takes a singular verb

False

If the sentence had both a positive and negative subject, the verb should agree with the_______subject.

positive

When a subject is made up of both singular and plural words that are connected by or, either...or, neither...nor, or not only...but also, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is________.

nearest to the verb

When the objective form  whom (or whomever) is used, which of the following you can NOT substitute as the object of the verb:

she

(can use her and us)

I would appreciate you/your returning to me a file stamped copy of the enclosed Motion to Dismiss.

YOUR

Who and that are used when referring to_______.

persons

The new mall is futher/father from my house than the old mall.

FARTHER- particular distance

( futher- distance, greater extent)

Oranges, tangerines, and apples are good fruits, but I prefer the latter/last one.

LAST- coming after all other

(latter- 2nd of two things)

Exercise is more healthful/healthy than not exercising.

HEALTHFUL

I receive fewer/less presents this year for Christmas than last year.

FEWER-refers to number

( less-refers to degree)

Would you make me a copy of the brief

which/that we filed in the Smith matter?

THAT

Amy doesn't sew as well as I/me.

I

(never end a sentence me) 

Teresa asked Melinda and myself/me to help with the refreshments.

ME

We all felt badly/bad when Anne was laid off.

BAD- refers to everything else(emotion)

(badly-touch of felt)

Rain or shine, the weather will not affect/effect the parade.

AFFECT-happens before the fact

(effect-happens after the fact)

As a child of the 50's/50s, I loved Elvis.

50s- refers to era

(50's refers to age)

They were forced to sale/sell the timber to pay the taxes.

SALE- act of selling

( sell- transfer for a price)

The concept of ethics is defined as

principles of conduct governing an individual or a profession

A question of ethics can be presented to the American Bar Association(ABA) or local state bar association for an opinion.

TRUE

To define the role of lawyers and lawyers'staff members within our legal system, the ABA adopted the _____in 1983.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

One of the most fundamental duties of lawyers and, by association, their non-lawyer staff members is the duty of_______.

COMPETENCE

A legal assistant can do every task a lawyer can do in delivering legal services to the public as longas they are under the direct supervision of the lawyer.

FALSE

A lawyer is always responsible for the conduct of non-lawyer employed by, retained by, or associated with that lawyer.

TRUE

Lawyers' assistants, even under the direct supervision of the lawyer, may never represent a client in court, give legal advice, set fees, or

accept cases

Breaches of the duty of competence

errors in legal documents

inadquate research

misses deadlines

Having a lawyer's assistant conduct the initial interview with a client may be considers the unauthorized practice of law.

TRUE

Missing a statutory deadline may subject the lawyer to claims of______.

MALPRACTICE

professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill;  a violation of a standad of care.

Negligence

Failure to use care that a reasonable and prudent person would use under similar circumstances

Damages

Financial compensation which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment or injury, whether to his or her person, property, or rights through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another.

TRUE or FALSE

A notary public has a great responsibilty and in some states is required to take examinations and submit a bond

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE

A notary public may take acknowlegements by telephone if the signer is well known to the notary and has personally signed the notarial journal with the previous six months.

FALSE

A written statement that a signer has sworn to be true is known as an_____.

AFFIDAVIT

a written or printed declaration of facts made voluntarily and confirmed by oath of the maker to a person with authority to administer the oath.

Acknowledgment

(1)  A formal declaration by the person who executed the instrument before an authorized official that it is his or her free act and deed.(2)The certificate of the official on such instrument attesting that it was so acknowledged.

Affirmation

A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true. This is substitutes for an oath in certain instances.

A written statement in which the signer declares before the notary that he or she personally signed the accompanying document is known as an______.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TRUE or FALSE

A notary may act in an official capacity in any matter as long as the notary recieves no benefit from the transaction.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE

A notary public is personally responsible for the intergrity of all notarial acts performed according to the terms of the notarial appointment, and the notary's employer may be subject to malpractice claims resulting from the notary's error or omission.

TRUE

True or False

Funds of clients paid to a lawyer or law firm can be placed in the firm's operating account for a short period of time as long as accurate records of the transactions are maintained and the lawyer does not use the client funds for personal business.

FALSE

The term"Interest on Lawyer's Trust Accounts" (IOLTA) refers to the deposit of client funds into ______accounts.

interest-bearing (accounts)

Lawyers who violate rules governing professional conduct are subject to disciplinary proceedings and may be assessed penalties known as _____ for such conduct.

sanctions

The part of law which is designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation or offering a reward for its obervance.

Penalties resulting from professional misconduct can range from_____to _____to_____.

reprimand, suspension, disbarment

Failure to perform legal duties in a competent manner, by a lawyer or lawyers' assistants is known as

BREACHING

The failure of one party to carry out any condition of a contract

Failure to exercise due care, professional misconduct, by a lawyer or his staff can subject the lawyer to claims of________.

MALPRACTICE

professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill; a violation of a standard of care.

A conflict of interest is said to exist when the representation of a client_____the interest of another client.

INJURES

To run an effective conflict check, a lawyer's assistant must know the names of all parties who may be involves in the matter and the _______ involved.

LEGAL ISSUE

Some confidential communications between the lawyer and a client are additionally protected by rules governing the______.

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

Communications between a lawyer and client concerning the client'd legal rights and/or problems are considered to be________.

PRIVILEGED

TRUE or FALSE

THe attorney-client privilegd comes into existence as soon as the lawyer agrees to represent the client.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE

Attorney-client privilege can be destroyed if communications between the lawyer and client are overheard by a third party such as the lawyers's assistant.

TRUE

Clients may sign a(n) ________allowing the lawyer to disclose privileged information to a third party.

informed consent

TRUE or FALSE

Under no circumstances can a lawyer give information to a person that is not his client.

FALSE

The requirements for the position of a notary public vary from state to state but usually require________.

good moral character

The main feature of copy equipment that can saddle-binf documents is that it allows for _______.

stapling along the center fold of a booklet

T

The person who has primary responsibilty for a dicket control system is the_______.

lawyer

Three types of filing systems are alphabetic, numeric and_______.

alpha-numeric

Standard Mail( Bulk Mail) includes

flyers

circulars

ads

newletters bulletins

catalogs

All lawyer and staff should refer to the "docket"

DAILY

Information that is organized into cells of columns and rows and can be manipulated to perform a variety of mathematical calculations would be creates by using a

spreadsheet program

The last three letters of an email address ( after the last " .")is called

the domain

The tool used to create consistent appearance in a document while reducing keystrokes needed to format the documents is called

styles

The accounting equation is______.

assets=liabilities+ owner's equity

( ALOE)

The three facts that must be considered when compuring interest are_______.

principal, interest rate and time period

Upon receipt of funds in which a client or third person has an interest, the attorney shall_______.

promptly notify such client or third person.

"Pay to the order of" is a(n)

special or full endorsement

An endorsement that states to whom a check is to be paid.

In a double entry bookkeeping system, to credit an account means to record an amount________.

on the right or credit side of the account

To combine funds into a common fund

commingle

The first double-entry record of a transaction is usually made in a _______.

journal

The correct way in which to cite a particular amendment to the United States Constition is

U.S.CONST. amend IX, § 1

The citation to Section 391.76 of Title 7 found in the Code of Federal Regulations, which was published in 1999.

7 C.F.R. § 319.73(1999)

In a block or modified block letter, the subject line is place_______.

on the second line below or above the salutation

If an original documnet contains a significant mistake, in responding to that documnet, that mistake should be:

followed by "sic" in brackets and otherwise left as the mistake appears in the original

Most documents are now created on computers which have default settings of_______.

one-inch top and bottom margins and one-inch or one and quarter inch left and right side margins.

TRUE or FALSE

If you are underlinfing th eword "Id." you would underlinf the period.

TRUE

A list of legal authorites cited in a brief is called:

a table of authorities

Supra refers:

back to material that has already appeared within the piece

TRUE or FALSE

Treaties would not be one of the major primary authorites that are cited

TRUE

(Constitutions and Case law are primary authorities that are cited)

Weekly  paperback pamphlets that carry current cases until there is a sufficient number of cases to fill a bound volume are

advance sheets

A state may not pass a law inconsistent with the federal law is the principal or doctrine of _______.

preemption

Jurisdiction is the authority given a court to

hear and decide certain cases

Written opinions of the court are known as ______.

case law

Law based upon a series of written codes or lwas is known as

civil law

The number of Unites States Courts of Appeal is________.

13

The type of lawsuite seeking relief in the form of an award other than money is a(n)

equity action

The six parts of a complaint are:

Caption

  opening paragraph

 allegations

counts

prayer

verification

TRUE or FALSE

All federal courts of original jurisdiction now require electronic filing.

TRUE