ADVERBS OF PROBABILITYAdverbs of probability: Reading my book leads to an 8.0 sounds like a
promise/guarantee
)
It’s dangerous to say something like that.
It’s
much better if you say:
Reading my book is likely to lead to an 8.0Reading my book possibly leads to an 8.0Reading my book perhaps leads to an 8.0Reading my book probably leads to an 8.0IMPERSONAL VERB FORMSIt seems…It appears….This just tells the reader that you are not an expert. You don’t
have all of the facts, but the facts that you do have make you think about this.
It appears that all Vietnamese adults ride motorbikes (NOT all Vietnamese adults ride motorbikes)
MODAL VERBSEmail can/could/may/might lead to extra work and stress we use modal verbs to show a possibility or unclear future
).
SYNONYMS FOR PARAPHRASING·
Enough: to be sufficient, to be adequate
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Not enough: to be insufficient,
to be inadequate, a shortage of, alack of….
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