GENERAL PAPER

PAPER 2/SECTION 1
DATA RESPONSE
TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS TO FORMULATE ASSUMPTIONS

It may be ventured that

May be
It would seem that
There is a strong possibility that
Entails the probability of
It would appear that/ apparently
It seems very likely that
There are obvious symptoms of
It may be assumed that
It would hardly be an exaggeration to state that
It is almost a certainty that
One predictable outcome would be
It may be hypothesized that
Everything seems to indicate that
This would pave the way to
A possible consequence would be
It may be claimed that
What stands prominent is that
A logical conclusion would be
A reasonable deduction would be
This would imply/ carries the implication of
It may be stated without any fear of contradiction that
Can it be denied that
It is almost undeniable that
One objective deduction would be
An unbiased appraisal would make conspicuous the fact that
Isnt it clear/obvious that
One point of view would be
One may express the opinion that
One theory would be
One may be tempted to believe that
A sensible assumption would be

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TASK
Study the text below and rewrite it with an assumptive tone.
The cinema has prospered into a multibillion dollar industry because it sells a
commodity that everyone needs: dreams.
The life of the common man is but a dreary
repetition occasionally punctuated by an
eventful or unexpected occurrence which
brings some change. Otherwise, we are all
drifting along a daily, monotonous routine.
This life of boredom is often worsened by
problems from various sources and of
different natures. Some are buried in debts,
some are struggling with problematic
relationships while others dont get
satisfaction and happiness in anything. In
short, everyone needs to escape, though
momentarily, into an imaginary world where all their dreams and fantasies
become true. In such a world, people live the perfect love story while
others become super heroes who save humanity from doom. There is no
limit to what one wants to do or become. Only the cinema world can offer
such escapism at affordable price.