C1 Formal Expressions
Boost your formal writing with 10 essential C1 hedging expressions—learn meanings, see real examples, and test yourself with varied multiple-choice questions to master nuanced academic and professional tone.
Vocabulary Review(10 terms)
Exercise 1 — Multiple Choice
The evidence collected ____ the policy change reduced emissions.
According to recent surveys, consumers ____ prefer online shopping over in-store purchases.
It ____ remote work improves productivity in knowledge industries.
Due to the limited dataset, the findings ____ represent the wider population.
Despite positive early data, it ____ the drug is effective for all patients.
Combined, the two approaches ____ reduce costs.
Select the option that is **NOT** a hedging expression.
The observed correlation ____ a causal relationship between the variables.
____ the policy benefits low-income families more than others.
Which phrase best reduces the force of the claim 'most employees prefer remote work'?