Questão de Inglês — Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension — Instituto Consulplan 2025
InglêsInterpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
- Código
- qg558109
- Banca
- Instituto Consulplan
- Órgão
- Prefeitura de Vermelho Novo - MG
- Ano
- 2025
- Nível
- Superior
- Cargo
- Professor de Inglês
Observe the humorous image below, which plays with the idea of the forms of modal verbs in English:
(Available on: https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/. Accessed on: may 2025.)The image presents “might” and “mould” as possible forms of “may”. Considering grammatical accuracy and the use of humor in language learning, the alternative that best explains the linguistic joke presented is:
(Available on: https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/. Accessed on: may 2025.)The image presents “might” and “mould” as possible forms of “may”. Considering grammatical accuracy and the use of humor in language learning, the alternative that best explains the linguistic joke presented is:- A“Mould” is an acceptable variation of “might” in British English, commonly used as a modal auxiliary.
- B“Might” is grammatically incorrect as the past of “may”, and “mould” is a more appropriate option in modern English usage.
- CThe confusion arises from the visual similarity and wordplay, since “mould” is unrelated to “may” but phonetically resembles “would”.
- DThe image reflects a real exception in modal verbs, where “may” can have multiple accepted past forms including “mould” in informal speech.