Grammar Unit 3: Hedging - Concession

Add a hedging adverb:

People think better during the day if they eat breakfast.

• Maybe

• About

• Likely

• Some

Although brain-training apps can be fun to play,.........

• they have negative impact on our memory

• but modern students expect to use technology in the classroom

• I don’t believe they make you smarter

• research suggests this actually has negative impact on their understanding of the subject

Choose a hedging sentence:

• He could be the culprit

• He must be the culprit

• He is the culprit

• He is definitely the culprit

What do we use to make concessions?

• Conjunctions

• May/ Might + But

• Adverbials

• All of the above

_____ tablets are useful, there is no evidence that they improve academic performance.

• Probably

• Somewhat

• Likely

• Although

Eating sweets is good _____ they have a negative effect on our teeth.

• Despite

• But

• So

• Because

both walk and talk/ at an earlier age/ than boys/ girls/ most. Most____________________

“somewhat” is a hedging word

• True

• False

(1) many people/ (2) even though/ (3) is important /(4) brain training/ (5) don’t do it

• 2; 4; 3; 1; 5

• 1; 3; 5; 2; 4

• 1; 5; 2; 4; 3

• 2; 4; 3; 5; 1

Cellphones can affect concentration. _____, they play an important role in modern education

• Maybe

• Nevertheless

• In contrast

• Despite