Hedging with modal and tentative verbs
Grammar · Hedging · C1 · 20 min. Choose modal and tentative verbs to soften claims, rewrite strong statements and order cautious academic sentences.
About this worksheet
Choose modal and tentative verbs to soften claims, rewrite strong statements and order cautious academic sentences.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Hedging
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Answer key
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On the sheet
- Multiple choice: Choose the most appropriate option for cautious academic writing.
- Gap-fill: Make the claims more cautious. Use the words in brackets.
- Word order: Put the words in order to make cautious sentences.
