Hedges & Hypotheticals — Five Habits of the Hired
Grammar: Full synthesis
Free ESL grammar exercise on hedges & hypotheticals themed around five habits of the hired. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on work, practising full synthesis. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The strongest candidates could raise it calmly rather than as a demand. If the conversation were to drift toward negotiation, they would raise it almost in passing, understanding that recruiters would trust a hedged admission more than a polished denial.
Grammar: Full Synthesis
- Hedged modal
- A response could sound confident without sounding rehearsed. — softens a claim
- Conditional hypothetical
- If the conversation were to drift toward salary, raise it calmly. — imagined scenario
Sample items
- If she ______ asked about the gap, she would explain it honestly.
- A hedged answer ______ sound more trustworthy than a confident denial.
- If the panel ______ to offer more money, he would consider it calmly.
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