Hedging language
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Xinhui Zhang
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With verbs: appear, seem, suggest, tend to, indicate.
With passive voice: It is said that...
With "that": There is little evidence that.
With modal verbs: may, might, could, should...
With vague language: sort of, kind of, somewhat
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We use hedging to make what we say less direct.
We soften the message we want to transmit.
We make our message more polite.
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HEDGING
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Multiple Choice
Which of these sentences uses hedging?
The overseas markets have now declined in importance.
It appears that the overseas markets have now declined in importance.
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Open Ended
Use hedging to make this sentence less direct:
Someone leaked information to the press.
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Open Ended
Complete this sentence with a passive to express hedging:
_________ that computers have taken our privacy.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is using hedging for this direct form?
She won't pass the interview.
There doesn't seem much hope that she'll pass the job interview.
I'm sure she won't pass the job interview.
Do you think she'll pass the job interview?
The job interview won't be passed by her.
With verbs: appear, seem, suggest, tend to, indicate.
With passive voice: It is said that...
With "that": There is little evidence that.
With modal verbs: may, might, could, should...
With vague language: sort of, kind of, somewhat
EXAMPLES
We use hedging to make what we say less direct.
We soften the message we want to transmit.
We make our message more polite.
USES
HEDGING
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