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MODAL VERBS (MV-1) – MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
01 – (EEAR-CFS-1/2023-OPĂĂO 01) Match the columns according to the meaning of the modal verb in bold in each sentence below.
1 – Impossibility2 – Possibility3 – Prohibition4 – Advice
( ) Mark studied hard for his exams, but he got poor marks; he can’t be very clever.( ) You should work less! You look too tired!( ) She may be in the garden.( ) You mustn’t enter here.
(A) 1 - 4 - 3 – 2(B) 4 - 2 - 3 – 1(C) 1 - 4 - 2 – 3(D) 4 - 3 - 2 – 1
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito C TĂPICO - MODAL VERBS " THE MEANING OF THE MODAL VERB IN EACH CONTEXT." :Match the columns according to the meaning of the modal verb in bold in each sentence below. Combine as colunas de acordo com o significado do verbo modal em negrito em cada frase abaixo.1 – Impossibility ("can't be", can't)Impossibilidade2 – Possibility (can, could, may, might)(= PERHAPS / MAYBE)Possibilidade3 – Prohibition (can't , shouldn't, mustn't)Proibição4 – Advice (should, ought to, had better)Conselho ( 1 ) Mark studied hard for his exams, but he got poor marks; he can’t be very clever. (Impossibility)Mark estudou muito para os exames, mas obteve notas baixas; nĂŁo Ă© possĂvel ele ser muito inteligente!
>>"CAN'T BE" – Usado em contexto de "IMPOSSIBILITY" (Para mostrar que algo Ă© impossĂvel de ser. Exprime uma EXCLAMAĂĂO)- Don't be ridiculous! That man can’t possibly be Barrack Obama! (IME-2014)
- That can't be true!("NĂO Ă POSSĂVEL" isso ser verdade!)
>>"CAN'T" – Usado em contexto de "PROHIBITION = NOT ALLOWED" (Proibido, nĂŁo permitido)- You can't smoke here.
- NĂŁo Ă© permitido fumar aqui.
- He can’t stay here anymore. (Ele nĂŁo pode mais ficar aqui)
- I can’t drive. I don’t have driver’s license.
- Eu nĂŁo posso dirigir. Eu nĂŁo tenho carteira de motorista.
- My brother can’t go to the party because he has homework.
- Meu irmĂŁo nĂŁo pode ir Ă festa porque ele tem dever de casa.
( 4 ) You should work less! You look too tired! (Advice)VocĂȘ deveria trabalhar menos! VocĂȘ parece muito cansado!>>"SHOULD" – Empregado em contexto de ADVICE (conselho, sugestĂŁo).- You may be wrong, but you may be right. (Mackenzie-2000)
( 2 ) She may be in the garden.(Possibility)Ela pode estar no jardim.>>"MAY" – Empregado em contexto de POSSIBILITY (possibilidade, probabilidade).- You may be wrong, but you may be right. (Mackenzie-2000)
( 3 ) You mustn’t enter here.(Prohibition)VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve entrar aqui.
>>"MUSTN'T" – Empregado em contexto de PROIBIĂĂO FORTE, DECISIVA ou ADVERTĂNCIA FORTE para que alguĂ©m nĂŁo faça algo com o sentido de “nĂŁo deve fazer algo”)- Policemen mustn’t drink on duty.
- Policiais não devem beber em serviço.
- Children mustn't see this movie!
- As crianças não devem ver este filme!
- Students mustn’t leave bicycles here.
- Os alunos nĂŁo devem deixar bicicletas aqui.)
- Visitors mustn’t smoke.
- Os visitantes nĂŁo devem fumar.
- You mustn’t be late.
- VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve se atrasar.
- Many countries had unilateral regulations on safety although sea trade is of international nature, the rules and regulations must not be set up internatioally. (EFOMM-PS-2009)
02 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)
- "How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food _______ awful."
(A) had better be(B) should have been
(C) can be
(D) must have been
(E) ought to be
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito D TĂPICO - ESTRUTURA DO "PERFECT MODAL"(must have been) usada para expressar deduçÔes lĂłgicas sobre eventos passados.:>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- Por que Bob discutiu com o garçom? A comida deve ter sido horrĂvel.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:- Contextualmente, o narrador deduz que a comida nĂŁo estava boa e foi por isso que Bob discutiu com o garçon.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe a estrutura modal "must have been" (OPĂĂO D) que Ă© empregada para expressar deduçÔes lĂłgicas sobre eventos passados:
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
>>OUTROS EXEMPLOS:
- An earthquake? That must have been terrifying!
- Um terremoto? Deve ter sido assustador!
- He must have gone to bed very late.
- Ele deve ter ido para a cama muito tarde.
- The thief must have had a key. The door was locked and nothing was broken".
- O ladrĂŁo devia ter uma chave. A porta estava trancada e nada estava quebrado".
- I can’t find my wallet! I must have dropped it in the car.
- NĂŁo consigo encontrar minha carteira! Devo tĂȘ-la deixado cair no carro.
- "It must have been love, but it's over now."
- Deve ter sido amor, mas agora acabou.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:(A) had better be (Empregada em contexto para aconselhar alguĂ©m a fazer algo, pois pode haver consequĂȘncias negativas se nĂŁo o fizer.)- You had better be on time.
- Seria melhor vocĂȘ ser pontual.
(B) should have been (Empregada para expressar crĂtica ou arrependimento em relação ao passado)- I got a bad grade in the test. I should have studied harder.
- Tirei uma nota ruim no teste. Eu deveria ter estudado mais.
(C) can be (ideia de possibilidade no presente)- He can be drunk. (now)
- Can he have been drink? (in the past)[Question: possible]
- Can he have been lying? (in the past)[Question: possible]
(E) ought to be (Empregada para expressa expectativa de que algo deve acontecer)- Ought he to be here this early?
- Ele deveria estar aqui tĂŁo cedo?
- You ought not to drink if you are going to drive.
- VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve beber se for dirigir.
>>INFORMAĂĂO ADICIONAL:- A expressĂŁo idiomĂĄtica "HOW COME" substitui “WHY” e rejeita os verbos auxiliares (do/did) na pergunta.
03 – (EFOMM-PS-2002-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE) Fill in the blank:
- “My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he _____ more careful.”
a) must have been
b) may have been
c) might be
d) would have been
e) should have been
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E TĂPICO - ESTRUTURA DO "PERFECT MODAL"(should have + Past Participle) usada para expressar crĂtica ou arrependimento em relação ao passado.:>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:- My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he should have been more careful.
- Meu chefe perdeu todos os seus documentos e dinheiro. Na minha opiniĂŁo, ele deveria ter sido mais cuidadoso.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:- Contextualmente, o narrador expressa uma crĂtica (deveria ser mais cuidadoso) em relação ao fato do que chefe perdeu todos os seus documentos e dinheiro.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe a estrutura modal "should have been" (OPĂĂO E) que Ă© empregada para expressar crĂtica ou arrependimento em relação ao passado:
- My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he should have been more careful.
- OUTRO EXEMPLOS com "should + have + past participle":
- I got a bad grade in the test. I should have studied harder.
- Tirei uma nota ruim no teste. Eu deveria ter estudado mais.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:a) must have been (Empregada para expressar deduçÔes lĂłgicas sobre eventos passados)
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- Por que Bob discutiu com o garçom? A comida deve ter sido horrĂvel.
b) may have been (Empregada para expressar que uma determinada coisa pode ter acontecido no passado, mas Ă© apenas uma possibilidade, porque nĂŁo se tem certeza, de fato.)
- He may have been drunk when the incident occurred.
- Ele pode ter estado bĂȘbado quando o incidente ocorreu.
c) might be (REFERE-SE AO PRESENTE)
- You might be drunk. (now)
- He might have been drunk. (in the past)
d) would have been (Ă utilizada na terceira condicional do inglĂȘs, que expressa situaçÔes hipotĂ©ticas que nĂŁo aconteceram no passado)
- Susan would have been a great architect if she had gone to the university.
- Susan teria sido uma Ăłtima arquiteta se tivesse ido para a universidade.
04 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)- The invention of the elevator by Elinsha Gray transformed architecture. If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers ____________ have been built.
(A) mustn't
(B) might
(C) should
(D) can
(E) wouldn't
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E ESTRUTURA DO "PERFECT MODAL"(wouldn't have + Past Participle) empregado em contexto para expressar que algo nĂŁo teria sido desejĂĄvel ou bom.>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:- The invention of the elevator by Elinsha Gray transformed architecture. If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers wouldn't have been built.
- A invenção do elevador por Elinsha Gray transformou a arquitetura. Se Elinsha nĂŁo tivesse inventado o elevador, os arranha-cĂ©us nĂŁo viriam ser construĂdos.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:- Contextualmente, o narrador expressa que os arranha-cĂ©us nĂŁo viriam ser construĂdos se Elinsha nĂŁo tivesse inventado o elevador.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe o modal ""wouldn't (OPĂĂO E) que Ă© parte integrante da estrutura "wouldn't have been built" que Ă© empregada em contexto para expressar que algo nĂŁo teria sido desejĂĄvel ou bom. (Ă utilizada na terceira condicional do inglĂȘs):
- If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers wouldn't have been built.
- OUTRO EXEMPLO com "wouldn't have been":
- I wouldn't have been able to do it if they'd known.
- Eu nĂŁo teria conseguido fazer isso, se eles soubessem.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:(A) mustn't (B) might
(C) should
(D) can
05 – (EEAR-CFS-1/2009-GRUPOS I E II) Read the joke and answer the question.- Teacher: "Johnny, how can you prove the world is round?"
- Johnny: "I never said it was, miss."
The modal verb, underlined in the dialog, expresses
(A) ability.
(B) advice.
(C) possibility.
(D) permission.
ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito A
TĂPICO - MODAL VERBS OF ABILITY (can, could, be able to):>> JOKE:- Teacher:
- "Johnny, how can you prove the world is round?"
- "Johnny, como vocĂȘ pode provar que o mundo Ă© redondo?"
- Johnny:
- "I never said it was, miss."
- "Eu nunca disse que era, senhorita."
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:- Contextualmente, o verbo modal "CAN" expressa "habilidade".
- Os modais comuns de ABILITY incluem can, could, be able to.
- Can Ă© um dos modais mais populares que indica habilidades presentes.
- Portanto, a resposta correta Ă© a "OPĂĂO D"
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
>>OUTROS EXEMPLOS:
- I can speak four languages.
- I can see you.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:b) advice.(should, ought to, had better )
c) possibility.(may, might, can, could)
d) permission. (can, could, may).
>>SUMMARY CHART: 06 – (UCP) - Had Mary known English, she _____ have gotten a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
(A) might(B) can(C) may(D) must(E) will
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E ESTRUTURA DO "PERFECT MODAL"(might have + Past Participle) empregado em contexto para expressar algo positivo que poderia ter sido alcançado, mas nĂŁo foi.>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:- Had Mary known English, she might have gotten a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
- Se Mary soubesse inglĂȘs, ela poderia ter conseguido uma bolsa para estudar engenharia nuclear na Inglaterra.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:- Contextualmente, o verbo modal "MIGHT Ă© parte integrante da estrutura "might have gotten" que denota algo positivo que poderia ter sido alcançado, mas nĂŁo aconteceu.
- Portanto, a resposta correta Ă© a "OPĂĂO D"
- Had Mary known English, she a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
>>OUTROS EXEMPLOS:
- It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
- Nunca Ă© tarde demais pra ser aquilo que vocĂȘ poderia ter sido.
- Forget the might-have-beens and move on!
- Esqueça as coisas que poderiam ter acontecido e siga e bola pra frente!
- Enough of the maybes and might-have-beens!
- Chega de talvez e de poderia ter sido!
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:(B) can(C) may(D) must(E) will
07 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)- David had better _________ his study habits if he hopes to be admitted to a good university.
(A) change(B) to change
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito A
TĂPICO - USO GRAMATICAL DO SEMI-MODAL " HAD BETTER" :- David had better change his study habits if he hopes to be admitted to a good university.
Ă melhor David mudar seus hĂĄbitos de estudo se espera ser admitido em uma boa universidade.
(A) change(B) to change
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
➽REGRAS DE GRAMĂTICA:- "HAD BETTER" segue BASE FORM, ou seja, o infinitivo sem o “to”:• Subject + had better + Base Form + …• Subject + had better not + Base Form + …(1) ‘d better (after "subject" or "I, You, He, She, We, You, They")(2) Base Form Ă© o infinitivo sem o “to”:(3) NEGATIVA FORM: had better not ("better" comes before "not").➽Why do we use "had better"?:(1) Had better expresses "advice to do something", and means "would find it wiser or more suitable".• You had better go now (=it would be good, wise or suitable for you to go now).
MODAL VERBS (MV-1) – MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
01 – (EEAR-CFS-1/2023-OPĂĂO 01) Match the columns according to the meaning of the modal verb in bold in each sentence below.
1 – Impossibility
2 – Possibility
3 – Prohibition
4 – Advice
( ) Mark studied hard for his exams, but he got poor marks; he can’t be very clever.
( ) You should work less! You look too tired!
( ) She may be in the garden.
( ) You mustn’t enter here.
(A) 1 - 4 - 3 – 2
(B) 4 - 2 - 3 – 1
(C) 1 - 4 - 2 – 3
(D) 4 - 3 - 2 – 1
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito C
Match the columns according to the meaning of the modal verb in bold in each sentence below.
Combine as colunas de acordo com o significado do verbo modal em negrito em cada frase abaixo.
1 – Impossibility ("can't be", can't)
Impossibilidade
2 – Possibility (can, could, may, might)(= PERHAPS / MAYBE)
Possibilidade
3 – Prohibition (can't , shouldn't, mustn't)
Proibição
4 – Advice (should, ought to, had better)
Conselho
( 1 ) Mark studied hard for his exams, but he got poor marks; he can’t be very clever. (Impossibility)
Mark estudou muito para os exames, mas obteve notas baixas; nĂŁo Ă© possĂvel ele ser muito inteligente!
>>"CAN'T BE" – Usado em contexto de "IMPOSSIBILITY" (Para mostrar que algo Ă© impossĂvel de ser. Exprime uma EXCLAMAĂĂO)
- Don't be ridiculous! That man can’t possibly be Barrack Obama! (IME-2014)
- That can't be true!("NĂO Ă POSSĂVEL" isso ser verdade!)
>>"CAN'T" – Usado em contexto de "PROHIBITION = NOT ALLOWED" (Proibido, nĂŁo permitido)
- You can't smoke here.
- NĂŁo Ă© permitido fumar aqui.
- He can’t stay here anymore. (Ele nĂŁo pode mais ficar aqui)
- I can’t drive. I don’t have driver’s license.
- Eu nĂŁo posso dirigir. Eu nĂŁo tenho carteira de motorista.
- My brother can’t go to the party because he has homework.
- Meu irmĂŁo nĂŁo pode ir Ă festa porque ele tem dever de casa.
( 4 ) You should work less! You look too tired! (Advice)
VocĂȘ deveria trabalhar menos! VocĂȘ parece muito cansado!
>>"SHOULD" – Empregado em contexto de ADVICE (conselho, sugestĂŁo).
- You may be wrong, but you may be right. (Mackenzie-2000)
( 2 ) She may be in the garden.(Possibility)
Ela pode estar no jardim.
>>"MAY" – Empregado em contexto de POSSIBILITY (possibilidade, probabilidade).
- You may be wrong, but you may be right. (Mackenzie-2000)
( 3 ) You mustn’t enter here.(Prohibition)
VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve entrar aqui.
>>"MUSTN'T" – Empregado em contexto de PROIBIĂĂO FORTE, DECISIVA ou ADVERTĂNCIA FORTE para que alguĂ©m nĂŁo faça algo com o sentido de “nĂŁo deve fazer algo”)
- Policemen mustn’t drink on duty.
- Policiais não devem beber em serviço.
- Children mustn't see this movie!
- As crianças não devem ver este filme!
- Students mustn’t leave bicycles here.
- Os alunos nĂŁo devem deixar bicicletas aqui.)
- Visitors mustn’t smoke.
- Os visitantes nĂŁo devem fumar.
- You mustn’t be late.
- VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve se atrasar.
- Many countries had unilateral regulations on safety although sea trade is of international nature, the rules and regulations must not be set up internatioally. (EFOMM-PS-2009)
02 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)
- "How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food _______ awful."
(A) had better be
(B) should have been
(C) can be
(D) must have been
(E) ought to be
(C) can be
(D) must have been
(E) ought to be
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito D
>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- Por que Bob discutiu com o garçom? A comida deve ter sido horrĂvel.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:
- Contextualmente, o narrador deduz que a comida não estava boa e foi por isso que Bob discutiu com o garçon.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe a estrutura modal "must have been" (OPĂĂO D) que Ă© empregada para expressar deduçÔes lĂłgicas sobre eventos passados:
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- An earthquake? That must have been terrifying!
- Um terremoto? Deve ter sido assustador!
- He must have gone to bed very late.
- Ele deve ter ido para a cama muito tarde.
- The thief must have had a key. The door was locked and nothing was broken".
- O ladrĂŁo devia ter uma chave. A porta estava trancada e nada estava quebrado".
- I can’t find my wallet! I must have dropped it in the car.
- NĂŁo consigo encontrar minha carteira! Devo tĂȘ-la deixado cair no carro.
- "It must have been love, but it's over now."
- Deve ter sido amor, mas agora acabou.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:
(A) had better be (Empregada em contexto para aconselhar alguĂ©m a fazer algo, pois pode haver consequĂȘncias negativas se nĂŁo o fizer.)
- You had better be on time.
- Seria melhor vocĂȘ ser pontual.
(B) should have been (Empregada para expressar crĂtica ou arrependimento em relação ao passado)
- I got a bad grade in the test. I should have studied harder.
- Tirei uma nota ruim no teste. Eu deveria ter estudado mais.
(C) can be (ideia de possibilidade no presente)
- He can be drunk. (now)
- Can he have been drink? (in the past)[Question: possible]
- Can he have been lying? (in the past)[Question: possible]
(E) ought to be (Empregada para expressa expectativa de que algo deve acontecer)
- Ought he to be here this early?
- Ele deveria estar aqui tĂŁo cedo?
- You ought not to drink if you are going to drive.
- VocĂȘ nĂŁo deve beber se for dirigir.
>>INFORMAĂĂO ADICIONAL:
- A expressĂŁo idiomĂĄtica "HOW COME" substitui “WHY” e rejeita os verbos auxiliares (do/did) na pergunta.
03 – (EFOMM-PS-2002-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE) Fill in the blank:
- “My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he _____ more careful.”
a) must have been
b) may have been
c) might be
d) would have been
e) should have been
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E
>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:
- My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he should have been more careful.
- Meu chefe perdeu todos os seus documentos e dinheiro. Na minha opiniĂŁo, ele deveria ter sido mais cuidadoso.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:
- Contextualmente, o narrador expressa uma crĂtica (deveria ser mais cuidadoso) em relação ao fato do que chefe perdeu todos os seus documentos e dinheiro.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe a estrutura modal "should have been" (OPĂĂO E) que Ă© empregada para expressar crĂtica ou arrependimento em relação ao passado:
- My boss lost all his documents and money. In my opinion he should have been more careful.
- OUTRO EXEMPLOS com "should + have + past participle":
- I got a bad grade in the test. I should have studied harder.
- Tirei uma nota ruim no teste. Eu deveria ter estudado mais.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:
a) must have been (Empregada para expressar deduçÔes lógicas sobre eventos passados)
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- Por que Bob discutiu com o garçom? A comida deve ter sido horrĂvel.
b) may have been (Empregada para expressar que uma determinada coisa pode ter acontecido no passado, mas Ă© apenas uma possibilidade, porque nĂŁo se tem certeza, de fato.)
- He may have been drunk when the incident occurred.
- Ele pode ter estado bĂȘbado quando o incidente ocorreu.
c) might be (REFERE-SE AO PRESENTE)
- You might be drunk. (now)
- He might have been drunk. (in the past)
d) would have been (Ă utilizada na terceira condicional do inglĂȘs, que expressa situaçÔes hipotĂ©ticas que nĂŁo aconteceram no passado)
- Susan would have been a great architect if she had gone to the university.
- Susan teria sido uma Ăłtima arquiteta se tivesse ido para a universidade.
04 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)
- The invention of the elevator by Elinsha Gray transformed architecture. If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers ____________ have been built.
(A) mustn't
(B) might
(C) should
(D) can
(E) wouldn't
(B) might
(C) should
(D) can
(E) wouldn't
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E
>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:
- The invention of the elevator by Elinsha Gray transformed architecture. If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers wouldn't have been built.
- A invenção do elevador por Elinsha Gray transformou a arquitetura. Se Elinsha nĂŁo tivesse inventado o elevador, os arranha-cĂ©us nĂŁo viriam ser construĂdos.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:
- Contextualmente, o narrador expressa que os arranha-cĂ©us nĂŁo viriam ser construĂdos se Elinsha nĂŁo tivesse inventado o elevador.
- Portanto, na lacuna cabe o modal ""wouldn't (OPĂĂO E) que Ă© parte integrante da estrutura "wouldn't have been built" que Ă© empregada em contexto para expressar que algo nĂŁo teria sido desejĂĄvel ou bom. (Ă utilizada na terceira condicional do inglĂȘs):
- If Elinsha hadn't invented the elevator, skyscrapers wouldn't have been built.
- OUTRO EXEMPLO com "wouldn't have been":
- I wouldn't have been able to do it if they'd known.
- Eu nĂŁo teria conseguido fazer isso, se eles soubessem.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:
(A) mustn't
(B) might
(C) should
(D) can
(C) should
(D) can
05 – (EEAR-CFS-1/2009-GRUPOS I E II) Read the joke and answer the question.
- Teacher: "Johnny, how can you prove the world is round?"
- Johnny: "I never said it was, miss."
The modal verb, underlined in the dialog, expresses
(A) ability.
(B) advice.
(C) possibility.
(D) permission.
ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito A
TĂPICO - MODAL VERBS OF ABILITY (can, could, be able to):
>> JOKE:
- Teacher:
- "Johnny, how can you prove the world is round?"
- "Johnny, como vocĂȘ pode provar que o mundo Ă© redondo?"
- Johnny:
- "I never said it was, miss."
- "Eu nunca disse que era, senhorita."
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:
- Contextualmente, o verbo modal "CAN" expressa "habilidade".
- Os modais comuns de ABILITY incluem can, could, be able to.
- Can Ă© um dos modais mais populares que indica habilidades presentes.
- Portanto, a resposta correta Ă© a "OPĂĂO D"
- How come Bob argued with the waiter? The food must have been awful.
- I can speak four languages.
- I can see you.
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:
b) advice.(should, ought to, had better )
c) possibility.(may, might, can, could)
d) permission. (can, could, may).
c) possibility.(may, might, can, could)
d) permission. (can, could, may).
>>SUMMARY CHART:
06 – (UCP)
- Had Mary known English, she _____ have gotten a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
(A) might
(B) can
(C) may
(D) must
(E) will
đ ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito E
>> SENTENĂA TEXTUAL:
- Had Mary known English, she might have gotten a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
- Se Mary soubesse inglĂȘs, ela poderia ter conseguido uma bolsa para estudar engenharia nuclear na Inglaterra.
>> EXPLICAĂĂO:
- Contextualmente, o verbo modal "MIGHT é parte integrante da estrutura "might have gotten" que denota algo positivo que poderia ter sido alcançado, mas não aconteceu.
- Portanto, a resposta correta Ă© a "OPĂĂO D"
- Had Mary known English, she a scholarship to study nuclear engineering in England.
- It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
- Nunca Ă© tarde demais pra ser aquilo que vocĂȘ poderia ter sido.
- Forget the might-have-beens and move on!
- Esqueça as coisas que poderiam ter acontecido e siga e bola pra frente!
- Enough of the maybes and might-have-beens!
- Chega de talvez e de poderia ter sido!
>> DEMAIS OPĂĂES INCORRETAS:
(B) can
(C) may
(D) must
(E) will
07 – (EFOMM-PS-2008-OFICIAL DA MARINHA MERCANTE)
- David had better _________ his study habits if he hopes to be admitted to a good university.
(A) change
(B) to change
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
ComentĂĄrios e Gabarito A
TĂPICO - USO GRAMATICAL DO SEMI-MODAL " HAD BETTER" :
- David had better change his study habits if he hopes to be admitted to a good university.
Ă melhor David mudar seus hĂĄbitos de estudo se espera ser admitido em uma boa universidade.
(A) change
(B) to change
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
(C) changing
(D) have changed
(E) changed
➽REGRAS DE GRAMĂTICA:
- "HAD BETTER" segue BASE FORM, ou seja, o infinitivo sem o “to”:
• Subject + had better + Base Form + …
• Subject + had better not + Base Form + …
(1) ‘d better (after "subject" or "I, You, He, She, We, You, They")
(2) Base Form Ă© o infinitivo sem o “to”:
(3) NEGATIVA FORM: had better not ("better" comes before "not").
➽Why do we use "had better"?:
(1) Had better expresses "advice to do something", and means "would find it wiser or more suitable".
• You had better go now (=it would be good, wise or suitable for you to go now).


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