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c. The complexity of legal science

d. The precision in applying certain words
9 . Which interpretation method focuses on the meaning of the word or term?

a. Grammatical interpretation

b. Sociological interpretation

c. Historical interpretation
d. Systematical interpretation

Writing Practice

Pronoun Agreement

1 . Using the same word repeatedly in a statement might get monotonous.
Incorrect: Tsabitah rewrote her essay because her essay was rife with mistakes.

It is feasible to use a pronoun rather than saying "essay" twice.

Revision: Tsabitah rewrote her essay because it was rife with mistakes.

2 . If a pronoun is used as the sentence's subject, it must agree in number with the verb.
Incorrect: Neither of my friends are travelling this month.

The pronoun neither, which is usually singular in the phrase above, should be used with
the verb's singular form:

Revision: Neither of my friends is travelling this month.

3 . Certain indefinite pronouns are singular only:
Anybody Everybody Anyone Everyone

Anything Everything Another Each

Either Neither One No one

Nobody Someone Somebody
For examples:

One of my teachers is going to Meccah.
Nobody comes to her party.
.
4 While “both, few, several, and many” are always plural.
For example:

Few of the days this spring have been above 50 degrees.
Several of the participants share their personal experiences.
.
5 Some nouns can be singular or plural depending on the noun types they relate to,
All any most none some

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