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Hedging By: Isa Paola Márquez carrero

Hedging By: Isa Paola Márquez carrero. Hedging. Sometimes we do not want to state a fact too categorically if we are not sure that we can prove that it is true. We can use a range of expressions to distance ourselves from facts and opinions . This is called HEDGING.

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Hedging By: Isa Paola Márquez carrero

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  1. Hedging By: Isa Paola Márquez carrero

  2. Hedging • Sometimeswe do notwanttostate a facttoocategoricallyifwe are notsurethatwe can provethatitis true. We can use a range of expressionstodistanceourselvesfromfacts and opinions. Thisiscalled HEDGING.

  3. Languageused in Hedging • IntroductoryVerbs: seem, tend, look like, appeartobe, think, belivedoubt, besure, indicate, suggest. • Certain lexical Verbs:belive, assume, suggest. • Certain modal verbs:will, must, would, may, might,could. • Adverbs of frecuency:often, sometimes, usually. • Modal verbs:certanly, definitely, clearly, probably, possibily, perhaps, concervably. • Modal adjetives:certain, definite, clear, probable, possible. • Modal nouns:assumption, possibility, probability. • Thatclauses:itcouldbethe case that, itmightbesuggestedthat, thereisvery hope that.

  4. HedgingwithVerbs • Itthepresidentmaysoontravel. • Itthepolicereports are true. • Itwe are allwiners. • Thetobechanging. • Theoutcometobe inevitable. • Thelivestheychosetobeself-denyingtomostwomen.

  5. Hedgingwithpassivevoice • Ittheuniversestartedwith a bigbang. • Ithowwewerecreated. • theuniversewascreatedafterthebigbang. • Itmusicisgoodtogrowplants. • Itisthatthefuture in comunicationsisthe internet.

  6. HedgingwithNounPhrases • itwasanaccident. • he isthekiller. • thepresident can do a goodjob • a forcedentry. • shelikeshim. • foolplay.

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