Structure and Vocabulary
Aid
A Scale of Qualification
|
Percentage guide |
Quantity |
Frequency |
Probability |
|
Adverbs/adjective |
Verbs |
|
  
|
all/every/each
most
a majority
many/much
a lot (of)
enough
some
a number (of)
several
a minority
a few/ a little
no/none/ not any |
always
usually
normally
generall
on the whole
regularly
often
frequently
sometimes
occasionally
rarely
seldom
hardly ever
scarcely ever
never |
certainly
definitely
undoubtedly
clearly
presumably
probably
likely
conceivably
possibly
perhaps
maybe
uncertain
unlikely |
will
is/are
must/have to
should
would
ought to
may
might
can
could
will
is/are not
can
could |
In
the (vast) majority of cases…
In a (large) number
of cases…
In
most cases..
some
a few
(+ other ‘quantity’ word)
B. Impersonal verb phrases often associated with
conclusions:
It appears to/that
It would appear to/that
It seems to/that
It would seem to/that
It tends to be
There is a tendency to/for
It is said that
Some of the evidence shows that
Some writers say that
It
has been suggested that
It is generally agreed that
It is widely accepted
that these indicate stronger evidence
It is now generally recognized that
It is (very) doubtful if indicates
strong negative evidence
The writer’s own attitude can be introduced by,
for example:
I think/believe/agree/doubt..
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