Exercícios de Revisão Aulas 1 10 Língua Inglesa Relações Discursivas

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Universidade Estácio de Sá – EAD 
Curso: Letras –/Inglês 
Disciplina: Língua Inglesa – Relações Discursivas 
Professor: Fellipe Cavallero 
 
Exercícios de Revisão – Aulas 1 – 10 
AULA 01 
1. Choose the best alternative: “______ I don't approve of what you did, I'm not going to punish you for it.” 
a) so that 
b) as long as 
c) while 
d) until 
e) as if 
 
2. Choose the best alternative: “I'm learning English ______ I can get a better job.” 
a) so that 
b) as long as 
c) while 
d) until 
e) as if 
 
3. Choose the best alternative : “She stole the money ______ her brother needs to pay his school fees.” 
a) because 
b) when 
c) while 
d) provided that 
e) as if 
 
4. Combine the sentences. Do not change the order of the sentences. What is the right answer? Pay attention to the 
punctuation. “They got married. They had to learn to manage their own home.” 
 
a) Whenever they got married, they had to lean to manage their own home. 
b) Wherever they got married, they had to lean to manage their own home. 
c) After they got married, they had to lean to manage their own home. 
d) While they got married, they had to lean to manage their own home. 
e) As long as they got married, they had to lean to manage their own home. 
 
5. The word "although" can be used to join a dependent clause to _____________ . 
a) another dependent clause 
b) a subordinating conjunction 
c) a main clause 
d) a coordinating conjunction 
e) a coordinating clause 
 
AULA 02 
 
6. In which alternative the omission of THAT is NOT correct? 
a) Billy’s friends didn’t know that he couldn’t swim. 
b) Billy’s friends didn’t know he couldn’t swim. 
c) Billy’s mistake was that he refused to take lessons. 
d) Billy’s mistake was he refused to take lessons. 
e) Billy jumped off the pier surprised everyone. 
 
 
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7. In which alternative the clause is incorrectly analyzed? 
a) That the brothers are triplets is amazing. (subject) 
b) We don’t know what songs she often sings. (indirect object) 
c) The book is about where the dinosaurs laid their eggs. (object of preposition) 
d) He is what we would call a misogynist. (subject complement) 
e) Can you tell me if Fred is here? (direct object) 
 
8. In which alternative the clause is incorrectly analyzed? 
a) That George learned how to swim is a miracle. (subject) 
b) The truth is that Billy was not very smart. (object complement) 
c) Everybody is sad that Billy drowned. (adjective complement) 
d) The judges will announce the winner whoever brought the green velvet cake. (object complement) 
e) Al's assumption that bubble tea was carbonated turned out to be false. (appositive) 
 
9. "I have run, 
I have crawled, 
I have scaled these city walls, 
These city walls 
Only to be with you, 
Only to be with you. 
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for." 
(written and performed by U2, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." The Joshua Tree, 1987) 
In the above text, what is the DIRECT OBJECT CLAUSE? 
a) Only to be with you. 
b) I have run 
c) what I'm looking for 
d) I have crawled 
e) I have scaled these city walls 
 
10. “The thought of stars contributed to the power of his feeling. What moved him was a sense of those worlds around 
us, our knowledge however imperfect of their nature, our sense of their possessing some grain of our past and of our 
lives to come." (John Cheever, Oh What a Paradise It Seems. Random House, 1982) 
In the above text, what is the SUBJECT CLAUSE? 
a) The thought of stars contributed to the power of his feeling 
b) was a sense of those worlds around us 
c) was our knowledge however imperfect of their nature 
d) and of our lives to come 
e) What moved him 
 
AULA 03 
 
11. In which clause the relative pronoun is NOT analyzed correctly? 
a) I spoke to the woman who owns the hotel. (subject) 
b) She introduced me to her husband, who(m) I hadn’t met before. (subject) 
c) Mr. Jones, for whom I was working, was a very tolerant man. (prepositional complement) 
d) I congratulated Mrs. Jones, whose son had won the first prize. (possessive determiner) 
e) Do you remember the time when we ate an entire pie in one sitting? (adverbial) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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12. Put in the right relative pronouns only where necessary. 
A chance in a million 
Cissie, the woman (1)……….. works in our office, wanted to phone Mr. Robinson, but she dialed the wrong number. 
The number (2)……….. she dialed turned out to be the number of a public call box in the street. A man,(3)………… 
was passing at the time, heard the phone ringing and answered it. “Is that Mr. Robinson?” Cissie asked. “Speaking,” 
the man answered. It turned out that the man (4)……… she was speaking to was actually called Robinson and had 
just happened to be passing the call box when she rang! 
a) who – Ø – who - Ø 
b) which – Ø – that - which 
c) whose – Ø – that - Ø 
d) whose – that – who - Ø 
e) who – which – that - which 
 
13. What would NOT be the right way to join these sentences: “He´s the man. I sent the money to him.” 
a) He´s the man to whom I sent the money. 
b) He´s the man who(m) I sent the money. 
c) He´s the man I sent the money to. 
d) He´s the man that I sent the money. 
e) He is the man whose I sent the money to. 
 
14. What would NOT be the right way to join these sentences: “She´s the nurse. I gave the flowers to her.” 
a) She´s the nurse to whom I gave the flowers. 
b) She´s the nurse who(m) I gave the flowers. 
c) She is the nurse whose flowers I gave to her. 
d) She´s the nurse I gave the flowers to. 
e) She´s the nurse that I gave the flowers. 
 
15. In which alternative the sentences are not correctly joined? 
a) They´re the birds. I fed them this morning. — They´re the birds (which) I fed this morning. 
b) You are the expert. We want your advice. — You are the expert which advice we want. 
c) I´m the witness. My evidence led to his arrest. — I´m the witness whose evidence led to his arrest. 
d) She´s the woman. The film was made in her house. — She´s the woman whose house the film was made in. 
e) He´s the accountant. You recommended him to me. — He´s the accountant (whom) you recommended to me. 
 
AULA 04 
16. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: “We had no electricity during the storm, [so we had to 
use candles]” 
a) Comparative 
b) Concessive 
c) Conditional 
d) Reason 
e) Result 
 
17. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: “[Provided he works hard], he'll do very well at school. 
a) Comparative 
b) Concessive 
c) Conditional 
d) Reason 
e) Result 
 
18. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: “[As I don't know the way], I'll take a taxi.” 
a) Comparative 
b) Concessive 
c) Conditional 
d) Reason 
e) Result 
 
19. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: “[Even though he worked hard], he failed the final exam”. 
a) Comparative 
b) Concessive 
c) Conditional 
d) Reason 
e) Result 
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20. Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: “I think London is less crowded [than it used to be].” 
a) Comparative 
b) Concessive 
c) Conditional 
d) Reason 
e) Result 
 
 
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21. In which alternative the correlative conjunction is not parallel? 
a) I wondered whether to make the telephone call nor to see her in person. 
b) The secretary is either working at her desk or visiting the dean. 
c) Not only my sisters but also my cousins are invited to the party. 
d) Both my sisters and my cousins are invited to the party. 
e) Neither my sisters nor my cousins are invited to the party. 
 
22. In which alternative there is an example of additive correlative clause?a) Bowling isn’t as fun as skeet shooting. 
b) For dessert, you may have either cake or ice cream. 
c) She wanted neither cake nor ice cream. 
d) He did not know whether to exit the freeway at Orange Avenue or to exit the freeway at Cherry Avenue. 
e) I had scarcely walked in the door when I got the call and had to run right back out again. 
 
23. In which alternative there is NOT an elliptical clause? 
a) Tim types fast, and I do too. 
b) Mary couldn’t complete the course, but I don’t know why. 
c) Mike has two children, and Joe has five (Joe has five children). 
d) Jessica had five dollars; Monica, three. 
e) Though [they were] sometimes nervous on the court, her recruits proved to be hard workers. 
 
24. In which alternative the intercalated clause is correctly analyzed? 
a) Give me some water – asked me the boy. (wish) 
b) Joseph – may God keep it like this – won the first prize. (warning) 
c) We ate, that is true, but it was a parsimonious eating. (opinion) 
d) In 1945 – this happened during the Second World War – I met one of my best friends. (qualification) 
e) Short afterwards, he left. I went there to see him go down the stairs and oh! My god! He had fallen and squashed like 
a pumpkin. (forgive me for the comparison). (permission) 
 
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25. In which alternative the infinitive clause is an adverb? 
a) Merdine likes to dance in the rain. 
b) “I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." (Woody Allen) 
c) To drink Martinis before noon is decadent. 
d) Kelvin, an aspiring comic book artist, is taking Anatomy and Physiology this semester to understand the interplay 
of muscle and bone in the human body. 
e) We intended to leave early. 
 
26. In which alternative the sentence is correctly punctuated? 
a) Janice and her friends went to the mall, to flirt with the cute guys who congregate at the food court. 
b) To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, Brendan pressed his nose against the microwave door, sniffing 
suspiciously. 
c) Those basketball shoes, to be perfectly honest, do not complement the suit you are planning to wear to the interview. 
d) To buy a basket of flowers, John had to spend his last dollar. 
e) To improve your writing, you must consider your purpose and audience. 
 
 
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27. In which alternative the sentence IS NOT correctly analyzed? 
a) The only solution is to lower the standards. (subject complement) 
b) I need a book to read on holiday. (adjective) 
c) Let him show you the best way to paint the door. (adjective) 
d) The officer returned to help the inspectors (adverb) 
e) He opened the box to reveal a huge bullfrog. (direct object) 
 
28. In which alternative the sentence IS NOT correctly analyzed? 
a) For Mervyn to redirect Maggie's mail was unnecessary. (subject) 
b) His ambition is to fly. (object of preposition) 
c) Phil expected Martha to stay at home all day. (direct object) 
d) He lacked the strength to resist. (adjective) 
e) My favorite sport, to run three miles, takes a great deal of effort. (appositive) 
 
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29. Choose the option that correctly analyze the gerund clauses in bold: “Acting is merely the art of keeping a large 
group of people from coughing.” (Sir Ralph Richardson, 1902-1983) 
a) subject – object of preposition – object of preposition 
b) subject – indirect object – indirect object 
c) direct object – object of preposition – indirect object 
d) adverb – object of preposition – object of preposition 
e) subject – subject complement – object of preposition 
 
30. In which alternative the clause is a gerund? 
a) Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine, Aamir saved $1.25 but had to tolerate the curious 
stares of other laundry patrons as his machine bucked and rumbled with the heavy load. 
b) Buttering toast with a fork, Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled in the 
sink. 
c) Last night I had to sleep on the couch because I found my dog Floyd hogging the middle of the bed. 
d) Looking at the sea, James could perceive a boat coming. 
e) Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. 
 
31. In which alternative the verb is correctly applied? 
a) He completed to read it. 
b) I adore cooking. 
c) I anticipate to have fun. 
d) I carried on to do the dishes. 
e) He celebrated to get a job. 
 
32. In which alternative the verb is correctly applied? 
a) I contemplated him to sleep. 
b) He denied to steal it. 
c) They delayed leaving. 
d) She recalls to be young. 
e) He suggested to chew gum. 
 
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33. In the sentence "He was eager to leave for vacation", which of the following is true? 
a) A participle serves as an adverb. 
b) An infinitive serves as an adjective. 
c) An infinitive serves as a direct object. 
d) A participle serves as an adjective. 
e) An infinitive serves as an adverb. 
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34. In the sentence "I hope to vacation in Canada next year", which of the following is true? 
a) A participle serves as an adverb. 
b) An infinitive serves as an adverb. 
c) An infinitive serves as a direct object. 
d) A participle serves as an indirect object. 
e) An infinitive serves as an indirect object. 
 
35. In this sentence, the participial clause is ambiguous. “Delores noticed her cousin walking along the shoreline”. 
(Who was walking along the shoreline, Delores, her cousin or both?) 
Rewriting the sentence, which one implies that it was the cousin who was walking along the shoreline (attention at the 
punctuation)? 
a) Delores noticed her cousin, who was walking along the shoreline. 
b) Delores noticed her cousin when she walking along the shoreline. 
c) When she walking along the shoreline, Delores saw her cousin. 
d) Delores, who was walking along the shoreline, saw her cousin. 
e) Delores, seeing her cousin along the shoreline, noticed him. 
 
36. The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and 
rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken. (Homer) 
The verbs in bold are, respectively: 
a) gerund and participle 
b) gerund and gerund 
c) participle and participle 
d) participle and gerund 
e) participle and infinitive 
 
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37. Pick out the one sentence that is correctly punctuated. 
 
a) Harbor Springs is now a summer resort for the affluent but a century ago it was the Indian village of my Ottawa 
ancestors. 
b) Harbor Springs is now a summer resort for the affluent, but a century ago it was the Indian village of my Ottawa 
ancestors. 
c) Harbor Springs is now a summer resort for the affluent but, a century ago, it was the Indian village of my Ottawa 
ancestors. 
d) Harbor Springs is now a summer resort for the affluent but, a century ago it was, the Indian village of my Ottawa 
ancestors. 
e) Harbor Springs is now a summer resort, for the affluent but, a century ago, it was the Indian village of my Ottawa 
ancestors. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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38. In which alternative the sentence is correctly punctuated? 
a) When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate. 
b) An American's devotion to McDonald’s rests in part on uniformities associated with all McDonald's restaurants: 
setting, architecture, food, ambience, acts, and utterances. 
c) Some players hit the ball and stand, dejected, waiting for it to land; others, turn away, and leave it to the caddy. 
d) Dynamite was lavishly used and many of San Francisco's proudest structures were crumbled by man himself into 
ruins, but there was no withstanding the onrush of the flames. 
e) Lila, who lives in a trailer with a parakeet and some scrappy dogs and cats, has beenthe town fire warden, for 
almost 30 years. 
 
 
39. In which alternative the sentence is correctly punctuated? 
a) When a friend dies part of yourself dies, too. 
b) We, took photographs of the patron saint of nail-biters -the Venus de Milo. 
c) Picture this: a Neanderthal man deep in the forest gorges on the yummies of his time--fruits, berries, anything sweet 
and pluckable. 
d) Last week we read "The Catbird Seat" a short story by James Thurber. 
e) Our three children-Larry, Curly, and Moe-have decided, to enter show business. 
 
40. In which alternative the meaning of the sentence is: Laura’s new car shone in the sunlight and it is outside. 
 
a) Outside Laura’s new car, shone in the sunlight. 
b) Outside, Laura’s new car shone in the sunlight. 
c) Outside Laura’s new car shone, in the sunlight. 
d) Outside Laura’s, new car shone in the sunlight. 
e) Outside, Laura’s, new car shone in the sunlight. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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