Situational Writing: Expressing Certainty
Writing Practice
Complete your revision by reading this together with our 2022 Issue 4/5 print issue or as a standalone guide.
EXPRESSING CERTAINTY
The tone of your writing reflects how confident you are towards your points raised. Choose verbs, adjectives and intensifiers that help craft a convincing message.
Without Certainty
With Certainty
Your confidence gives the reader surety that you know what you are doing, making them more likely to trust and agree with you.
Here are some intensifiers you can use to express certainty: indeed, certainly, undoubtedly, evidently, in fact, naturally
Without Certainty
I propose that our team volunteers to help the elderly repaint their homes. This could give us the opportunity to interact with them, and perhaps improve their living conditions.
With Certainty
I propose that our team volunteers to help the elderly repaint their homes. This will indeed give us the opportunity to interact with them, and undoubtedly improve their living conditions.
