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Hedging Exercises For Classwork

The document provides examples of how to hedge or soften direct statements by using language that distances claims or makes them less definitive. It offers sentences that could be rephrased using structures containing bolded words to introduce hedging, such as "appears" and "as if". It also gives suggestions for hedging devices to modify other statements, such as using distancing adverbs or verbs, referring to common knowledge, or using probabilistic language. The purpose is to demonstrate how to make statements sound less absolute and more cautiously qualified through different hedging techniques.

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Hedging Exercises For Classwork

The document provides examples of how to hedge or soften direct statements by using language that distances claims or makes them less definitive. It offers sentences that could be rephrased using structures containing bolded words to introduce hedging, such as "appears" and "as if". It also gives suggestions for hedging devices to modify other statements, such as using distancing adverbs or verbs, referring to common knowledge, or using probabilistic language. The purpose is to demonstrate how to make statements sound less absolute and more cautiously qualified through different hedging techniques.

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A. Hedging. Rephrase the given sentences using structures for hedging.

Make sure to include the words in the bold.

1. Drought is the major problem in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.


appears
Drought ....
2. Smaller electronics companies are doing better than their larger rivals.
as if
It ...
3. Physical exercise reduces the symptoms of mild depression.
that
The evidence ...
4. Sparks from electric power lines caused some of the forest fires in the
region.
likely
Sparks ...
5. Space debris damaged some communications satellites in the 1990s.
could
Space ...

B. Make the sentences sound less direct and more measured with the help
of the given hedging devices.
1. There will be a worldwide shortage of rare earth metals in the near
future. (Distancing (hedging) adverb)
2. The majority of Covid 19 casualties were not vaccinated. (Distancing
(hedging) verb)
3. Money cannot buy happiness. (Reference to common knowledge)
4. Sleeping disorders increase the risk of heart attack and obesity.
(Language of probability)

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