Business Hedging in professional English BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Hedging in professional English

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

This sense of disconnection appears to be driving a phenomenon now widely discussed in economics. Research suggests that financial literacy alone does not appear to prevent it. The gap between projected lifestyles and lived realities seems to be widening.

Grammar Reference · Hedging in professional English

Modal hedges

Use may, might, could, would to soften claims. This could indicate a structural shift in spending patterns.

Tentative verbs

Verbs like suggest, appear, tend, seem create distance. Data suggests that the pattern tends to persist.

Hedging adverbials

Phrases like to some extent, in many cases, relatively limit scope. This is relatively common among younger consumers.

Common error

This proves consumers are irrational. ✗ → This may suggest consumers are responding emotionally. ✓

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Hedging in professional English

1.The data that younger adults are redirecting savings towards experiences.

2.Housing affordability to be one of the most significant pressures in this market.

3.This pattern have long-term implications for the retail sector.

4.Consumer confidence to decline when economic uncertainty increases.

5.The relationship between social media and spending be more complex than initially assumed.

6.Financial education alone to be sufficient to change entrenched spending behaviour.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.This proves that economic anxiety drives all spending decisions.

2.Social media definitely causes doom spending.

3.Businesses will lose customers if they ignore this trend.

4.Financial literacy fixes irresponsible spending completely.

5.All younger workers feel the social contract has broken down.

6.Experiences are now the only alternative marker of success.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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