Hedging in Academic Writing for English Language Learners - What, Why, and How?
This is a bit longer than m usual stuff, but I wanted to give oodles of examples to EFL/ESL academic writing students. I hope it's useful to you!
1:35 - introductory verbs
3:43 - adverbs of frequency
5:08 - modal verbs
6:28 - modal adjectives
7:41 - modal adverbs
9:20 - modal nouns
10:50 - “that” clauses
12:15 - review
12:56 - practice
Examples of possible hedged sentences (end of the video):
1) Hedged: The results appear to demonstrate a clear relationship between income and health outcomes.
2) Hedged: The evidence suggests that climate change is occurring at an alarming rate.
3) Hedged: The theory appears to explain the phenomenon of unconscious bias in detail.
4) Hedged: The study suggests that the treatment may have a significant impact on reducing symptoms.
5) Hedged: The data suggest that there may be a correlation between exercise and mental health.
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