Indicating likelihood
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Using adverbials to indicate likelihood | page 3 of 5 |
Indicating mid likelihood (reasonable probability)
Adverbials which are commonly used to indicate mid likelihood include:
| probably | likely |
| apparently | in my opinion |
| presumably | actually |
| naturally |
The adverbials in the following examples indicate mid likelihood or reasonable probability:
In my opinion, it was probably a mistake. (Bank of English)
Traffic is likely to get worse on Tong Chong Street, Westlands Road and Pan Hoi Street, with more than 15,000 people due to move into office blocks being built in the area. (SCMP 6/6/92)
Introduction
Indicating mid likelihood
