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ross negligence, we refuse to pay pensatory damages. Complex Sentences v. Simple Sentences ? He was the man who retained me to represent him. ? I should be obliged if you could contact our Mrs. Ng at an early date. ? I shall assure you that you have my best attention at all times, and I am awaiting the favor of your early response. ? He retained me to represent him. ? Please contact Mrs. Ng soon. ? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Voice in Legal Correspondences ? 除非要淡化處理有關(guān)事實(shí)或做適當(dāng)回避(即不提及行為人是誰(shuí)),能用主動(dòng)就用主動(dòng),而不用被動(dòng)。 ? . ? Active Voice: ? The defendant argued that the court should suppress the evidence. ? Passive Voice: ? It was argued by the defendant the evidence should be suppressed by the court. Long Sentences v. Short Sentences ? Long sentences can better express the logic. ? Short sentences are more readable. ? Both long and short sentences should be used in legal correspondences. Punctuation ? Caution: Comma splices are a mon mistake. ? A ma splice is a sentence in which two independent clauses are joined by a ma without a coordinating conjunction. ? . ? It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. Solutions to Comma Splices ? Change the ma to a semicolon: ? It is nearly half past five。 we cannot reach the town before dark. ? Write the two clauses as two separate sentences: ? It is nearly half past five. We cannot reach the town before dark. Solutions to Comma Splices ? Insert a coordinating conjunction following the ma: ? It is nearly half past five, and