Question

I. The sentence “If he could have known it, it would have increased his perplexity and uneasiness, although it would not have disturbed his loyalty in the least […]” is composed by two modal verbs: “could” and “would”. II. If the sentence “He came twice a week to see Louisa Ellis […]” was changed to adapt the modal verb “could”, it should be written as “He could come twice a week to see Louisa Ellis […]”. III. The sentence “He was afraid to stir lest he should put a clumsy foot or hand through the fairy web […]” has the modal verb “should” followed by the verb “put” in the infinitive form without “to”. IV. The sentence “[…] he had always the consciousness that Louisa was watching fearfully lest he should” has the modal verb “should” which is not altered by the subject “he”. It is correct what is stated in: Alternativas Alternativa 1: I and II, only. Alternativa 2: I, II and III, only. Alternativa 3: I, II and IV, only. Alternativa 4: I, III and IV, only. Alternativa 5: I, II, III, IV.

Answer 1

Resposta:

I. The sentence “If he could have known it, it would have increased his perplexity and uneasiness, although it would not have disturbed his loyalty in the least […]” is composed by two modal verbs: “could” and “would”. CORRECT

II. If the sentence “He came twice a week to see Louisa Ellis […]” was changed to adapt the modal verb “could”, it should be written as “He could come twice a week to see Louisa Ellis […]”. CORRECT

III. The sentence “He was afraid to stir least he should put a clumsy foot or hand through the fairy web […]” has the modal verb “should” followed by the verb “put” in the infinitive form without “to”. CORRECT

IV. The sentence “[…] he had always the consciousness that Louisa was watching fearfully least he should” has the modal verb “should” which is not altered by the subject “he”. CORRECT

It is correct what is stated in:

Alternativa 1: I and II, only.

Alternativa 2: I, II and III, only.

Alternativa 3: I, II and IV, only.

Alternativa 4: I, III and IV, only.

Alternativa 5: I, II, III, IV.

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