“Can you add captions to the video?” asked Mr. Reed at the community radio station. Nia, 12, was preparing a…

Questão

“Can you add captions to the video?” asked Mr. Reed at the community radio station. Nia, 12, was preparing a short interview with her grandfather for a local-history podcast. She explained that she uses a phone app now to add captions and edit sound. Her grandfather said that, when he was Nia’s age, he played guitar in a neighborhood band, but he did not know how to record music. At the end of the interview, Nia needed two sentences for the podcast page: one describing her current work and another describing her grandfather’s ability in childhood. The sentences had to make the time of each ability clear to listeners. Analyze the time references in the text and select the pair of sentences that can be published on the podcast page.

1. A) Nia could add captions when she was her age, but her grandfather can play guitar now.
2. B) Nia can add captions now, but her grandfather could play guitar when he was her age.
3. C) Nia could add captions now, but her grandfather can play guitar when he was her age.
4. D) Nia can add captions now, but her grandfather can record music when he was her age.
5. E) Nia can add captions when she was her age, but her grandfather could record music now.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa B

Resolução passo a passo

1. A tarefa pede a dupla de frases que mostre, com clareza, o tempo de cada habilidade: o trabalho atual de Nia e a habilidade do avô na infância. Passo 2: No texto, Nia usa um aplicativo do celular para adicionar legendas agora ("she uses a phone app now to add captions"), então a frase sobre o trabalho atual deve usar "can add captions now". Passo 3: O avô, quando tinha a idade de Nia, tocava guitarra em uma banda do bairro ("when he was Nia's age, he played guitar in a neighborhood band"), então a habilidade da infância deve usar "could play guitar when he was her age", forma do passado para uma habilidade que ele tinha naquela época. Passo 4: A alternativa B combina exatamente essas duas informações com os tempos corretos: "Nia can add captions now, but her grandfather could play guitar when he was her age". Passo 5: Por que as outras estão erradas: A inverte os tempos (Nia nunca adicionou legendas quando tinha a idade dela no sentido do trabalho atual, e o avô não toca guitarra agora como habilidade da infância). C usa "could" para o trabalho atual de Nia e "can" para a habilidade passada do avô, invertendo os tempos. D atribui ao avô a habilidade de gravar música na infância, mas o texto diz que ele não sabia gravar música. E inverte os tempos e também atribui ao avô a habilidade de gravar música, que ele não tinha. Passo 6: O gabarito oficial B está correto e coincide com a análise feita.

💡 Dica: Identifique as expressões de tempo e relacione-as às ações descritas.

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