Spelling and grammar not working on word

so i'm doing my university dissertation on word. the file has been working fine. i loaded a file from an external drive with a presentation on it. the spell check didn't work on the file, but that was fine. i later continued my work, but spelling and grammar won't work. i get the information shown in the screen shot attached and it won't let me view or edit the spelling and grammar option on the preferences. i've tried loads of things, including watching every youtube video on the matter that never helps. i'm no good at spelling and grammar so i really need this back asap. i've deleted all the files i was using from the external drive, i've been through loads of options to try and get it back, but no luck. please help.
Kemble93
(spelling and grammar won't 'light up' and i can't select it at all.)

I've got the same problem.
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