When you revise your text, check to make sure that you have made the stylistic decision that you want so that the term you want emphasized is properly emphasized. None is wrong in terms of grammar, but some may be more effective than others in making a point a writer want to make. To be an effective legal writer you must be aware of the flow of ideas in your text, your word choices, and your sentence's needs as well as your goals and your audience's needs. Precise word choice and strategic word placement play a major role in effective legal writing. Any sentence containing a modifier with two or more nouns can cause problems with modification.
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When you revise your text, you should always evaluate each modifier to see whether any modifying word, phrase, or clause could modify more than one noun. If the modifier is supposed to apply to all of the antecedents, then you should either repeat the modifier for each antecedent or place a comma between the last antecedent and the phrase. The comma can signal universal application. The candidate must pass the written test and the oral test, within one week before beginning work. Within one week before beginning work, the candidate must pass the written test and the oral test.