Question

4 Read each sentence and check what can or could
mean.

1. My cell phone is out of battery. I can't send
messages. I need to charge it first.

a) ability
b) possibility
c) permission
d) impossibility

II. Gary, finish your lunch! You can have dessert
after eating everything on your plate.

a) ability
b) possibility
c) permission
d) impossibility

III. I thought Henry could speak English as a kid,
but he learned it after high school.

a) ability
b) possibility
c) permission
d) impossibility

IV. Mary and Joe live in Germany for 20 years.
They can speak German fluently.

a) ability
b) possibility
C) permission
d) impossibility

V. Could you turn on the lights, please?

a) possibility
b) permission
C) impossibility
d) polite request

Answer 1

Resposta:

Explicação:

I - d (impossibilidade - não pode enviar mensagens)

II - c (permissão - pode comer a sobremesa depois de almoçar)

III - a (abilidade - ele aprendeu a falar inglês depois do ens médio)

IV - a (abilidade - eles podem falar alemão fluentemente)

V - d (requisito - você poderia ligar as luzes, por favor?