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Read the text and answer questions 42, 43, 44 and 45.
My neighbors love Christmas, but I don’t. In fact, if I can be completely honest, I hate Christmas. Maybe it’s because Christmas was always a little depressing when I was a young boy. Anyway, my neighbors really love Christmas and every year they decorate the inside and outside of their house with big, bright lights. This year, however, they really exaggerated: their lights are so bright that I can’t sleep at night! Tomorrow I am going to speak to my neighbors and ask that the lights _____ reduced or removed.
The word “can”, in bold in the text, expresses _____.
Read the text and answer questions 42, 43, 44 and 45.
My neighbors love Christmas, but I don’t. In fact, if I can be completely honest, I hate Christmas. Maybe it’s because Christmas was always a little depressing when I was a young boy. Anyway, my neighbors really love Christmas and every year they decorate the inside and outside of their house with big, bright lights. This year, however, they really exaggerated: their lights are so bright that I can’t sleep at night! Tomorrow I am going to speak to my neighbors and ask that the lights _____ reduced or removed.
The word “can”, in bold in the text, expresses _____.
Resolução comentada
Valor do modal 'can' em 'I can be completely honest'.
Na expressão 'if I can be completely honest', 'can' pede licença para falar com franqueza, ou seja, expressa permissão. Esse é o sentido pedido, embora o 'can' em negrito fosse ambíguo no texto.
Análise das alternativas
A (qualidade), C (proibição) e D (importância) não são valores de 'can' nesse contexto.
Referência: Modal verbs: can (ability, permission, possibility).
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.