Don't -- Too Assertive, Clearly, mobile phones are the worst distraction in university classrooms., Without a doubt, all students who use phones in class will fail their exams., Students always use their phones in class because they are addicted., The president told lies to the media during his rubbish handling of the crisis., It is certain that banning phones will completely solve the problem., Do -- Hedged (Verb), Other studies on mobile phone usage (Kuznekoff & Titsworth, 2012) indicated that students who did not use a mobile device recorded more detailed notes., The results appear to support the idea that mobile phone use reduces attention span., Researchers estimate that most students check their phones at least once during a lecture., Do -- Hedged (Modal), There are numerous reasons why students might want to use a mobile device in the classroom, Mobile phone use in class could lead to lower academic performance., Universities may need to reconsider their policies on mobile devices., Do -- Hedged (Adverb), It has not been attempted in universities, perhaps because the opposition to the proposal is deemed to be too strong., Students are probably more distracted by messaging apps than by educational apps., The ban was arguably necessary to protect students' learning outcomes., Do -- Hedged (Adjective), Another likely reason is that the freshmen are using the device as a communication tool (Cetinkaya, 2017)., It is possible that increased phone use is linked to declining test scores., A stricter policy is unlikely to fully solve the underlying issue of distraction., Do -- Hedged (Noun), The evidence suggests that undergraduates rarely communicate with their parents or grandparents in English., There is a strong possibility that phone use negatively affects concentration., The likelihood of full compliance with a classroom ban remains low.

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