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Read Text I and answer the question that follows it. Text I Impact of Climate Change on Firefighting Extends Beyond Wildfires Global warming is often mentioned as a factor in the a

Semântica e Significado de Vocábulos (Semantics)

FGV · 2024

Read Text I and answer the question that follows it.

 

Text I

 

Impact of Climate Change on Firefighting

Extends Beyond Wildfires

 

Global warming is often mentioned as a factor in the accelerating frequency and intensity of wildfires. However, there are other consequences of global warming that impact the fire service, including new hazards and medical emergencies, emerging training challenges, population migration, and technology developments.

Climate change is often discussed as a future event. However, the impact of wildfires is just the most obvious example of how climate change is already impacting the world, and fire and emergency personnel will be called on to mitigate the effects.

The most obvious and extreme impact of global warming can be seen in the increase of frequency and intensity of wildfires. Hotter and drier weather is extending the wildfire season (maybe to become year-round?). Higher temperatures, low humidity, less rainfall, and high wind increase the likelihood of wildfires.

Adapted from: https://www.thebigredguide.com/insights/impact-climate-change-firefighting-extends-wildfires-editor-s dispatch.1645685564.html

 

“Maybe” in “(maybe to become year-round?)” (3rd paragraph) is similar in meaning to

  1. perhaps.
  2. already.
  3. almost.
  4. surely.
  5. rather.
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"Perhaps" é a opção correta porque tem o mesmo valor modal de "maybe": ambas sinalizam possibilidade ou incerteza sobre um fato ou evento.

No fragmento "(maybe to become year‑round?)" a palavra qualifica a hipótese de algo ocorrer no futuro; substituir por "perhaps" mantém esse sentido e a função gramatical.

Exemplos: "Maybe it will rain." — "Perhaps it will rain." Em ambos os casos o falante não afirma certeza, apenas considera uma probabilidade.

Observação prática: "perhaps" costuma ser ligeiramente mais formal que "maybe", mas não altera o significado essencial na frase dada.

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