Hedging

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 4. Hong Kong offers the best Chinese food in the world.

Give an example of an ADJECTIVE you can use for hedging

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 3. This is undoubtedly because Hong Kong students' family members are Cantonese speakers.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 7. There is strong evidence that academic exchanges improve the language skills of students.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 8. Monash University students are predominantly English speakers.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 6. It is possible that students have relatives in English-speaking countries.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 2. The evidence proves that undergraduates rarely communicate with their parents or grandparents in English.

Give an example of an ADVERB you can use for hedging

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 9. It is an iron law that nothing can go faster than light.

Give an example of a VERB you can use for hedging

True or false? Words such as will, undeniable, is, and definitely make the writing too absolute. Readers may easily challenge these statements because there may be many alternative points of view.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 10. The lack of solar power stations in Melbourne proves that Melbourne is not suitable for solar power.

True or false? In academic writing, writers don't need to discuss points which are not usually so definite, and which are often debatable.

True or false? It is important, when you are not 100% certain of a point you are making, to use hedging in your academic writing.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 5. Monash University students probably go on an excursion at least once in their university life.

Is this sentence correctly hedged or not? 1. On the evidence of the findings presented in Figure 1, it would appear that tertiary students in Hong Kong generally have little need to speak in English outside the classroom.