Which of the following is an example of a hedging sentence?
A) The employee's performance appears to be less than satisfactory.
B) The deadline is next Tuesday.
C) The financial statement needs to have two sections.
D) We must act on these recommendations.
E) None of the above are hedging.

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A)Rewrite hedging sentences.Hedging means pulling back from making a confident,definitive statement about a topic.Granted,sometimes you have to write "may" or "seems" to avoid stating a judgment as fact.However,when you hedge too often or without good reason,you come across as being unsure of what you are saying.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Hedging