Questões de Verbos modais | Modal verbs (Inglês)

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In text 7A1-I, the modal verb “would” (first panel)

  • A introduces a polite request.
  • B refers to a recent action in the past.
  • C indicates a past unreal situation.
  • D emphasizes a piece of general truth.
  • E expresses certainty about the future.

Na oração "[...] the rain should also help firefighters tame the blazes that remain active. [...]" (4º parágrafo), o uso do verbo modal should indica

  • A conselho.
  • B capacidade.
  • C condição.
  • D expectativa.
  • E obrigação.

Consider the following sentences. Choose the only one in which the modal verb has not been used correctly:

  • A The pupils at Stanwell have to respect their teachers.
  • B The pupils at Stanwell should to study hard for their final exams.
  • C The students at Llanidloes High School must not smoke on the premises of the school.
  • D The students at Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi ought to hand in their assignments on their due date.

In the fragment from the first paragraph “following a curriculum to fidelity might mean a teacher is required to”, the bolded modal verb carries the idea of

  • A possibility.
  • B obligation.
  • C necessity.
  • D recommendation.
  • E permission.

Read the following dialogue.


Mr. Humphrey: All right, are you excited for today’s class?

Students: Yeah.

Mr. Humphrey: Okay! Anna, could you read the article on page 271?

Anna: Sure, Mr. Humphrey.

[Anna finishes reading]

Mr. Humphrey: Now, let’s discuss the author’s main point of view, shall we?


Analyze the assertions below based on the dialogue.


I. Mr. Humphrey uses the modal verb “could” to make a polite request.

II. “All right”, “yeah”, “okay”, “sure” and “now” are used as discourse markers.

III. In the last sentence, “shall we” is being incorrectly used as a tag question.


Then choose the CORRECT alternative.

  • A Only I is correct.
  • B Only III is correct
  • C Only I and III are correct.
  • D Only I and II are correct.
  • E Only II and III are correct.