Hedging Modals — What Are They Really Asking?
Grammar: Seeded
Free ESL grammar exercise on hedging modals themed around what are they really asking?. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on work, practising seeded. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
So why does this matter? Because once you know the hidden question, you could answer it directly. You might even say you would rather prepare with purpose than guess.
Grammar
- Hedging with could
- I could improve my time management. — softens a weakness into a plan
- Hedging with might
- It might seem small, but it mattered. — adds polite uncertainty
Sample items
- I ______ say teamwork is one of my strongest skills.
- That ______ sound obvious, but it took me years to learn.
- One thing I ______ work on is giving feedback faster.
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