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  • "To be ______" is used to
    "honest", give your (real) opinion on something or add emphasis
  • "The thing ___" is used to _____
    "is", add emphasis or introduce an excuse or explanation
  • "To my m_ _ _" is used to give _______
    mind, your opinion
  • "In fact"
    adds emphasis
    is a time reference
    is used to generalise
    is a filler
  • Which is the odd one out? Why?
    I reckon
    By and large
    On the whole
    Broadly speaking
  • "Apparently" or "I suppose" or "I guess" suggest a lack of _____ in the speaker.
    certainty
  • "Well" is
    used for emphasis
    used for giving opinions
    a filler
    used for generalising
  • "I'd say" is used to ....
    give an opinion
  • "On the _____" is used to generalise.
    rule
    general
    large
    whole
  • Which is the odd one out?
    recently
    9 times out of 10
    a while ago
    eventually