Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les outils vus dans le cours : modaux de nuance, adverbes et connecteurs logiques pour décrire une situation complexe en anglais avec précision et naturel.
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Exercice 1 — Modaux et adverbes de nuance : complétez les phrases
Complétez chaque phrase avec le modal ou l'adverbe de nuance qui convient. Rédigez la phrase entière dans votre réponse.
- The situation is ___ more complicated than it first appeared, which is why we need to reconsider our approach. (adverbe de nuance exprimant une gradation)
- She ___ have misunderstood the instructions, because her results do not match what was expected. (modal exprimant une déduction probable au passé)
- The project ___ have been completed on time had the team received the necessary resources. (modal exprimant une capacité passée non réalisée)
- The new policy will ___ affect a large number of employees, though its full impact remains unclear. (adverbe de nuance exprimant une certitude atténuée)
Correction
- The situation is considerably more complicated than it first appeared, which is why we need to reconsider our approach.
- She must have misunderstood the instructions, because her results do not match what was expected.
- The project could have been completed on time had the team received the necessary resources.
- The new policy will likely affect a large number of employees, though its full impact remains unclear.
Exercice 2 — Connecteurs logiques et modaux : corrigez les erreurs
Chaque phrase contient une erreur portant sur un modal, un adverbe de nuance ou un connecteur logique. Récrivez la phrase entière en la corrigeant.
- Despite of the difficulties, the team managed to submit the report before the deadline.
- He might has overlooked the key details, which ultimately led to the misunderstanding.
- The results were highly ambiguous; furthermore, they clearly pointed to a single conclusion.
- Although the evidence was strong, however the committee decided to postpone their decision.
Correction
- Despite the difficulties, the team managed to submit the report before the deadline.
- He might have overlooked the key details, which ultimately led to the misunderstanding.
- The results were highly ambiguous; therefore, they did not clearly point to a single conclusion.
- Although the evidence was strong, the committee decided to postpone their decision.
Exercice 3 — Choisir le bon outil linguistique en contexte complexe
Choisissez la phrase qui décrit le mieux la situation complexe avec le connecteur, modal ou adverbe le plus approprié.
- Vous voulez exprimer qu'une décision aurait pu être différente si les circonstances avaient changé.
- Vous voulez introduire une conséquence logique après avoir exposé deux faits contradictoires.
- Vous voulez nuancer une affirmation forte en indiquant qu'elle est probable mais pas certaine.
- Vous souhaitez exprimer qu'une action passée était obligatoire mais n'a pas été réalisée.
Correction
- B. The decision could have been different had the circumstances changed.
- B. The data was incomplete; nevertheless, the team drew a firm conclusion.
- C. The report arguably reflects the views of all stakeholders involved.
- B. She should have informed the manager about the issue before the meeting.
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