ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Languages:
Hedging Language and The
Conditional
Hedging Languages:
1. used to limit or qualify claims or
statements.
2. used to describe Opportunities since
these are all future possibilities and,
therefore, uncertain.
3. Example of Hedging Language:
- Refer Table 3.2
4. Example sentence:
-It is assumed that playing violent video
games may cause more aggression,
bullying and fighting.
-It could be the case that one key factor
of divorce is gender hierarchy and gender
inequality.
The Conditional
1. The Conditional structures use the
words such as :
- if - unless - provided that - as long as
2. The clauses present a situation which
will develop if the condition is put into
practice.
3. Structure:
condition clause + a result clause
where the First conditional expresses
something which will very likely come to
pass
4. Example sentence:
- You will face liquidity problems unless
you secure a loan.
- We will be meet that demand as long
as there are no holdups in supplies.
Questions
1. What is hedging language?
2. What is it used for?
3. What are some of the phrases of
hedging language?
4. What are the examples of sentences
using hedging language?
5. What are conditional structures?
6. What is it used for?
7. How do the structures of conditional
look like?
8. What are the common words of
conditional?
9. What are the examples of sentences
using Conditional structures?
Vocabulary
Market penetration (np)
Market share (np)
Merchandise (n)
Price points (np)
Sociocultural (adj)
Staff turnover (np)
Subsidiaries (n)
To attend to an issue (np)
Summary
- Hedging language is used to limit or qualify claims or statements, and is commonly
used to describe Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis.
- Conditional is used to speculate about what could happen, what might have
happened, and what we wish would happen.
