Hedging in academic writing: softening strong claims
Grammar · Hedging · C1 · 45 min. Recognize and use hedges such as suggest, tend to and to some extent to make essay claims appropriately cautious.
About this worksheet
Recognize and use hedges such as suggest, tend to and to some extent to make essay claims appropriately cautious.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Hedging
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Exercises
- True / False, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Free
On the sheet
- True / False: Read each statement about hedging. Write T (true) or F (false).
- Gap-fill: Complete the abstract with the hedging words from the box. Use each wo
- Multiple choice: Each claim is too strong for an academic essay. Choose the most approp
- Speaking / writing task: Rewrite this overconfident paragraph in an appropriately hedged academ
- Writing lines: Write your hedged version here.
