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ULBRA 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark the alternative which contains a modal verb which expresses permission:

A
[...] women experience more severe withdrawal symptoms than men when quitting smoking, which can make the act of quitting much harder and more uncomfortable for women.
B
They may get discouraged quickly and end their efforts prematurely.
C
The difficulty of smoking cessation based on sex should not be discounted.
D
Proper weight management, emotional and psychological support should also be applied to cessation efforts and can facilitate a smoke-free lifestyle long-term.
E
All of the above alternatives are incorrect.
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ULBRA 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the sentence, “while it’s impossible to believe that everyone can speak in exactly the same way in all areas of a vast nation, the different accents may at times be so difficult to understand that they inhibit communication”. The modal verbs can and may express:


A
Ability and permission.
B
Ability and possibility.
C
Certainty and ability.
D
Certainty and possibility.
E
Possibility and permission.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Pronome reflexivo | Reflexive Pronoun, Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Presente perfeito progressivo | Present perfect continuous, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Presente perfeito | Present perfect, Pronome possessivo substantivo | Possessive pronoun, Presente simples | Simple present , Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns, Presente progressivo | Present continuous

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:


A
The verb form “has approved” (l. 1) describes an action disconnected from the present time.
B
The relative pronoun “which” (l. 8) can be correctly replaced by that.
C
The possessive pronoun “its” (l. 10) refers to “Japan” (l. 11).
D
The word “like” (l. 11) is functioning as a verb.
E
The modal “may” (l. 12) expresses necessity.
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IF-BA 2014 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Consider the statements given and mark the correct option, according to their grammar features:


I. In the sentence “President Lula took part in a ceremony that focused firmly on the future” the relative pronoun that can be replaced by which without changing the meaning of the sentence.

II. In the sentence “We have a chip, we have a level that can be used on frontier control, we can guarantee citizenship, and it can guarantee transactions in the virtual world” the modal verb can indicates an ability.

III. The word currently in the sentence “Currently, Brazilians have to deal with a confusing array of identity numbers” can be substituted by the word nowadays without changing the meaning of the sentence.


A
Only I and II are true.
B
Only II and III are true.
C
Only I and III are true.
D
Only I is true.
E
Only II is true.
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IF-BA 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Prefixos e sufixos | Prefixes and suffixes, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

Sobre o uso da língua, no Texto I, é correto afirmar que:


I. As palavras “easier” e “harder”, que iniciam, respectivamente, o 1º e o 2º parágrafos do texto I, são exemplos de comparativos no grau superlativo.

II. “Who” (l.2) é um pronome relativo, na função de objeto, e refere-se a “patriot”.

III. As palavras “fatherland” (l.5), “homeland” (l.6), “attachment” (l.6),”physical” (l.6) e “devotion” (l.12) são formadas por afixação e/ou justaposição.

IV. O termo “its”, presente três vezes nas linhas 11 e 12, é um pronome possessivo e refere-se a “love”.

V. O modal “should” (l.17) expressa uma sugestão, um aconselhamento.



A alternativa em que todas as afirmativas são verdadeiras é a:


A
I e III
B
II e III
C
II e IV
D
III e V
E
IV e V
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IF-BA 2012 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing, Prefixos e sufixos | Prefixes and suffixes, Orações Relativas e pronomes relativos | Relative clauses and relative pronouns, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Pronomes e adjetivos possessivos | Possessive pronouns and adjectives, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

Sobre o uso da língua, no Texto I, é correto afirmar que


I. o termo “our” (l.2) é um pronome possessivo e refere-se aos leitores.

II. “which” (l.3) é um pronome relativo, na função de sujeito, e refere-se a “daily activities”.

III. os termos “useless” e “unwanted” (l.5) são formados por afixação.

IV. os modais “can” (l.5) e “may” (l.12) expressam a mesma ideia: possibilidade.

V. os marcadores discursivos “or” (l.3), “and” (l.5) e “but” (l.12) expressam, respectivamente, proporcionalidade, adição e condição.


A alternativa em que todas as afirmativas são verdadeiras é a:


A
I e III
B
II e III
C
II e IV
D
III e IV
E
IV e V
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FAG 2015 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment from the text – The reader must know the meanings of enough of the words… – the modal verb must could be correctly replaced, keeping the same meaning, by:

Text 1


Of prime importance in reading is vocabulary skill. The reader must know the meanings of enough of the words in a sentence for it to make sense and also know how to combine individual word meanings within a sentence. Once the student is past the initial stages of reading, he spends a large percentage of his time encountering new vocabulary, which can be approached in a number of ways. The teacher can give the meaning for each new word, as is common in teaching reading to non-native students.
Or, also common, the student may spend hours with a dictionary writing native-language glosses into his text. For the native speaker of English, the most common form of vocabulary building is guessing from context and/or word formations.
In many settings in which English is taught as a foreign language (EFL) there are high degrees of emphasis on rote memorization. Because vocabulary development skills are seldom specifically taught, the student is not aware of the skills or their benefits. Most students have been trained to panic. Their first
reaction on encountering a new word in a text is to stop and ask for a definition, even if the rest of the sentence defines it. The student of English as a foreign language cannot begin to read with full comprehension until he has been taught to conquer the unknown word by using contextual aids, that is, the formation of the word itself and the environment in which it is found.
(Adapted from Vocabulary in Context, by Anna Fisher Kruse, in Long, Michael H. and Richards, Jack (eds.), Methodology in TESOL – A Book of Readings. New York: Newbury House, 1987)
A
might.
B
may.
C
would
D
will not.
E
has to.
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UEM 2013 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, it is correct to affirm that

the modal verb “must” (line 6) is used to express the idea of possibility.

TEXT

(Disponível em <http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/Job Details. aspx? Job_DID=J3J0Y86B...>. Acesso em 23/05/2013.)
C
Certo
E
Errado
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Pronome possessivo substantivo | Possessive pronoun, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

A
The verb form “has approved” (l. 1) describes an action disconnected from the present time.
B
The relative pronoun “which” (l. 8) can be correctly replaced by that.
C
The possessive pronoun “its” (l. 10) refers to “Japan” (l. 11).
D
The word “like” (l. 11) is functioning as a verb.
E
The modal “may” (l. 12) expresses necessity.
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UEFS 2011, UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Prefixos e sufixos | Prefixes and suffixes, Pronome demonstrativo | Demonstrative pronoun, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Substantivos: definição e tipos | Nouns: definition and types, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:


MIRCHANDANI, Rajesh. Polar bears will be protected in Alaska. Disponível em:<<www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2010/11/100929_with_polarbears_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 dez. 2010.

A
The pronoun “that” (l. 1) refers to “The US government” (l. 1).
B
The demonstrative “this” (l. 3) is in the plural form.
C
The noun “survival” (l. 6) is formed by adding a suffix to the verb.
D
The word “itself” (l. 21) is functioning as a personal pronoun, object case.
E
The modal “can” (l. 24) expresses improbability.
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UEPB 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The modal auxiliary “should” in the first sentence of the second paragraph of text C indicates

A
ability.
B
capacity.
C
possibility.
D
obligation.
E
permission.
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UEPB 2009 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

The MODALS ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ’might’ in TEXT E are used to show

TEXT E

Could Women Grow Their Own Sperm?


Anna Smajdor, an ethicist at the University of East Anglia, claims that people’s control over their reproductive choices will be dramatically altered if sperm and eggs can be created from stray skin cells. A woman could, for example, pick up a bit of bodily detritus from a prominent man, take it to a laboratory and give birth to his genetic child. Smajdor says that what has been termed ‘reprogrammable biology’ gives us the capacity to make cells act in new ways, blurring what we mean by an egg or sperm or even embryo. She points out that the boundaries between these categories have become very fluid, with the development of techniques that allow us to alter their genetic make-up or prompt them to behave in new ways. This raises very perplexing questions about ethics, law and regulation.

    Most religions would welcome ways of giving infertile men and women a possibility to produce sperm and eggs, although they might object if making gametes involved destroying human embryos. Research into the reproductive process has triggered debates among scientists about how far human reproduction should be altered. All agree that men should be capable of producing eggs: the fact that men have an X chromosome, like women, should make it possible. Thus, male gay couples could, with the help of a surrogate mother, have their own biological baby. But things are more complicated when it comes to women becoming fathers: some scientists believe that the Y (male) chromosome is so important to sperm that attempts to use female cells will be doomed. But on one point, everyone can agree: for women to father children and men to make eggs would be as significant a breakthrough as the birth of the first test tube baby 30 years ago.

Adapted from The Daily Telegraph, February 12th, 2008
A
obligation.
B
certainty.
C
capacity.
D
the future.
E
probability.
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CESMAC 2016 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the sentence: “The researchers say the findings could be used to deal with the "global sleep crisis". the modal verb could expresses:

Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.

Global sleeping patterns revealed by app data.
It showed the Dutch have nearly an hour more in bed every night than people in Singapore or Japan.
The study, published in Science Advances, also found women routinely get more sleep than men, with middle-aged men getting the least of all.
The researchers say the findings could be used to deal with the "global sleep crisis".
The study found people in Japan and Singapore had an average of seven hours and 24 minutes sleep while the people in the Netherlands had eight hours and 12 minutes.
People in the UK averaged just under eight hours - a smidgen less than the French.
The later a country stays up into the night, the less sleep it gets. But what time a country wakes up seems to have little effect on sleep duration.
Prof Daniel Forger, one of the researchers, said there was a conflict between our desire to stay up late and our bodies urging us to get up in the morning.
The study also showed women had about 30 minutes more per night in bed than men, particularly between the ages of 30 and 60.
And that people who spend the most time in natural sunlight tended to go to bed earlier. A strong effect of age on sleep was also detected. A wide range of sleep and wake-up times was found in young people but "that really narrows in old age," said Prof Forger.
"It highlights that although our body clocks are programming us to do certain things, we can't as we're ruled by social circumstances.
"We won't know the long-term consequences of this for many years."

Adaptado de:<http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36226874> Acessado em 7 de maio de 2016.
A
obligation
B
permission
C
advice
D
possibility
E
prohibititon
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UEPB 2010 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

The modal auxiliary “should” in the first sentence of the second paragraph of text C indicates

TEXT C

(The Economist, May 22nd, 2010)

A
ability
B
capacity
C
possibility.
D
obligation.
E
permission.
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SEBRAE - SP 2019 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Na linha 08, o modal verb “might”:

Para responder à questão, considere o texto abaixo:

Do you have Fobo?
(Source: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/do-you-have-fobo-why-fear-of-better-options-is-making-us-miserableand-how-to-get-around-it/330254– Adapted) 
A
Expressa uma crítica.
B
Indica uma sugestão.
C
Indica uma regra.
D
Refere-se a uma possibilidade fraca.
E
Refere-se a uma certeza.
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IF-GO 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

The word “should” used by the man expresses:

Read text 1 to answer question.


Text 1  

Newsweek. Available in http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2008/12/18/cartoonsnewsweeks-best-of-2008.html. Access on: May 03, 2011. 

A
an order to the circus director.
B
a suggestion or an advice.
C
an order to the woman.
D
an offer to the polar bear.
E
a request to the woman.
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IFN-MG 2018 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Substantivos: definição e tipos | Nouns: definition and types, Artigos definido e indefinidos | Definite and indefinite articles, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

No fragmento do TEXTO 01 ―Butthe social media story extends well be yond Facebook‖, (linha 12) podese encontrar os seguintes elementos, EXCETO:

TEXTO 01 


A
conjunção e advérbio
B
artigo definido e conjunção
C
conjunção e verbo modal
D
advérbio e substantivo
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IF Sul - MG 2018 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

O verbo modal could nas construções “It could be 10%, it could be 15, it could be 20” expressa ideia de:

Texto para a questão.

Brazil National Museum: as much as 90% of collection destroyed in fire
Building was not insured, the museum’s deputy director said, but some pieces survived including the Bendegó meteorite.

As much as 90% of the collection at Brazil’s National Museum was destroyed in a devastating fire on Sunday and – compounding the disaster – the building was not insured, according to the museum’s deputy director.
Some pieces survived, including the famous Bendegó meteorite and a library of 500,000 books – including works dating back to the days of the Portuguese empire – which was kept in a separate annex, Cristiana Serejo told reporters in front of the building’s blackened shell.
But it was still not possible to say how much of the collection had escaped the flames, Serejo said. “It could be 10%, it could be 15, it could be 20,” she said. “We had a very big loss.”
The museum’s Egyptology collection was completely destroyed, Serejo said.
Researchers who were able to enter one area of the building in Rio de Janeiro are starting to catalogue what little is left, said Serejo, who appealed to members of the public to return any items they found.
Asked if the museum was insured, she screwed up her face in mock anguish, and shook her head.
“I hope we learn from this,” she said. “Other public buildings are in the same situation.”

Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/brazil-national-museum-fire-collection-destroyed-notinsured> Acesso em 07 set. 2018 (Adaptado)
A
obrigação.
B
conselho.
C
permissão.
D
possibilidade.
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FATEC 2015 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs

O modal verb should em “People should develop skills that complement” (terceiro parágrafo) expressa a ideia de

Learn ‘n’ go

How quickly can people learn new skills?

Jan 25th 2014 – from the print edition


      In 2012, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee took a ride in one of Google’s driverless cars. The car’s performance, they report, was flawless, boring and, above all, “weird”. Only a few years earlier, “We were sure that computers would not be able to drive cars.” Only humans, they thought, could make sense of the countless, shifting patterns of driving a car – with oncoming1 traffic, changing lights and wayward2 jaywalkers3 .

      Machines have mastered driving. And not just driving. In ways that are only now becoming apparent, the authors argue, machines can forecast home prices, design beer bottles, teach at universities, grade exams and do countless other things better and more cheaply than humans. (…)

      This will have one principal good consequence, and one bad. The good is bounty4 . Households will spend less on groceries, utilities and clothing; the deaf will be able to hear, the blind to see. The bad is spread5 . The gap is growing between the lucky few whose abilities and skills are enhanced6 by technology, and the far more numerous middle-skilled people competing for the remaining7 jobs that machines cannot do, such as folding towels and waiting at tables. (…) People should develop skills that complement, rather than compete with computers, such as idea generation and complex communication. (…)

<http://tinyurl.com/m2zmazg>Acesso em: 27.07.2015. Adaptado.

Glossário

1oncoming: iminente; próximo.

2wayward: desobediente; instável.

3jaywalker: pedestre imprudente.

4bounty: recompensa.

5spread: propagação; extensão.

6enhanced: aprimorado(a).

7remaining: remanescente.

A
ability.
B
advice.
C
obligation.
D
deduction.
E
permission.
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FATEC 2019 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

O verbo may, na oração do segundo parágrafo “It’s a whole different challenge to prepare yourself for tools and technologies that may exist only in the minds of engineers, if at all”, indica

Leia o texto para responder a questão.

The Most Important Skill For 21st–Century Success
By Kevin H. Johnson



The world of work is changing so rapidly, as emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation change job requirements. As technologies continue to evolve and business conditions shift, employees must stay in learning mode so their skills don’t lose currency.
It’s one thing to keep up with skills as they’re changing in the here and now. It’s a whole different challenge to prepare yourself for tools and technologies that may exist only in the minds of engineers, if at all. 
There’s so much uncertainty and ambiguity around the future of work, it doesn’t matter your industry or job function. That’s why, when anyone asks what the next “hot” skill will be, I say it’s the same skill that will serve people today, tomorrow, and far into the future — the ability to learn.   
When people embrace lifelong learning, assimilating new skills isn’t a source of fear and stress — it’s just another part of their career journey. Separating process from outcome will make you a better learner too, as you get less fixated on immediate mastery of a skill and more appreciative of how moving outside your comfort zone helps you grow as a person.
A learning mindset also makes it less likely you’ll be thrown off or immobilized when a project changes scope or a job function undergoes transformation. While others scramble to figure out where to go from here, lifelong learners maintain momentum and productivity.
<https://tinyurl.com/ya42xtrr> Acesso em: 15.03.2019. Adaptado. Original colorido.
A
recomendação.
B
probabilidade.
C
habilidade.
D
obrigação.
E
conclusão.