Questão 3166151

Língua Inglesa · 2025

Questão

ID 3166151

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa

Assunto: Might

Ano: 2025 Banca: Instituto Consulplan Órgão: Prefeitura Municipal de Vermelho Novo

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:

Alternativa A:
“Mould” is an acceptable variation of “might” in British English, commonly used as a modal auxiliary.
Alternativa B:
“Might” is grammatically incorrect as the past of “may”, and “mould” is a more appropriate option in modern English usage.
Alternativa C:
The confusion arises from the visual similarity and wordplay, since “mould” is unrelated to “may” but phonetically resembles “would”.
Alternativa D:
The image reflects a real exception in modal verbs, where “may” can have multiple accepted past forms including “mould” in informal speech.

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