LINGUA INGLESA RELAÇÕES DISCURSIVAS Exercícios AV 1

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1ª Questão 
Adverbial clauses are separated from the other clauses by subordinating conjunctions. The 
subordinating conjunction may indicate TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS, such as: CAUSE, 
CONCESSION, COMPARISON, CONDITION, PLACE, or TIME. Choose TWO of the previous TYPES 
OF RELATIONSHIPS and make one example of EACH. 
Resposta: Cause - I had to come back home late because I missed the bus that I always catch. 
Comparison - Lucy is the girl who is more beautiful than Rachel. 
 
2a Questão (Ref.: 201308006074) 
A verbal is the form of a verb that functions as another part of speech. There are THREE types 
of verbals in English. What are they? 
Gabarito: The three types of verbals are: 1) Participles (also known as -ing forms and -en 
forms); 2) Gerunds (also known as -ing forms); 3) Infinitives; 
 
3a Questão (Ref.: 201308001180) 
Which of the following is NOT a Coordinating Conjunction? 
o Whereas 
o And 
o For 
o But 
o Yet 
 
4a Questão (Ref.: 201308005831) 
CLassify the function of the NOUN CLAUSE in the following sentence: "Mary is not responsible 
for what Billy did". 
o Object of a Preposition 
o Subject 
o Subject Complement 
o Appositive 
o Direct Object 
 
5a Questão (Ref.: 201308005857) 
What would NOT be the right way to join these sentences: (1) He's the man. (2) I sent the 
money to him. 
o He's the man who(m) I sent the money. 
o He's the man that I sent the money. 
o He's the man to whom I sent the money. 
o He's the man I sent the money to. 
o He is the man whose I sent the money to. 
 
6a Questão (Ref.: 201308005923) 
Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: ''I think London is less crowded [than 
it used to be].'' 
o Reason 
o Comparative 
o Concessive 
o Conditional 
o Result 
 
7a Questão (Ref.: 201308005936) 
In which alternative the correlative conjunction is NOT PARALLEL? 
o BOTH my sisters AND my cousins are invited to the party. 
o I wondered WHETHER to make the telephone call NOR to see her in person. 
o NOT ONLY my sisters BUT ALSO my cousins are invited to the party. 
o The secretary is EITHER working at her desk OR visiting the dean. 
o NEITHER my sisters NOR my cousins are invited to the party. 
 
8a Questão (Ref.: 201308006095) 
The following are classifications of INFINITIVE CLAUSES, EXCEPT: 
o Object of a Preposition 
o Subject 
o Dangling Modifier 
o Direct Object 
o Subject Complement 
 
9a Questão (Ref.: 201308006219) 
''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 brackets are, respectively: 
o gerund and participle 
o participle and infinitive 
o participle and gerund 
o gerund and gerund 
o participle and participle 
 
10ª Questão (Ref.: 201308006277) 
A dangling modifier is a word or clause that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. 
A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. In which alternative there 
is a correct sentence? 
o After reading the original study, I find the article unconvincing. 
o Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed. 
o Walking along the beach, the sun rose majestically over the ocean. 
o Exhausted, starting the housework at such a late hour seemed ridiculous. 
o Singing for all she was worth, we hoped desperately that Margaret would win the 
competition. 
 
Quest.: 1 
Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentence: "A _______________ 
Conjunction comes at the beginning of a Dependent Clause and establishes the relationship 
between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence". 
o Subordinating 
o Simple 
o Complex 
o Independent 
o Coordinating 
 
Quest.: 2 
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES can be classified under the following heading, EXCEPT: 
o Subordinating 
o Compound 
o Complex 
o Modest 
o Coordinating 
 
Quest.: 3 
Identify the function of the NOUN CLAUSE in the following sentence: "Billy¿s mistake was that 
he refused to take lessons". 
o Noun clauses 
o Adjective Clauses 
o Pronominal Clauses 
o Adverbial clauses 
o Relative Clauses 
 
Quest.: 4 
Read the text below. Put in the right relative pronouns ONLY where necessary. Then choose 
the the correct option below. 
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! 
 
Quest.: 5 
Choose the alternative whose relative pronoun can fill the space appropriately: The students 
__________ broke the window are not from our school. 
o whose - Ø - that - Ø 
o who - Ø - who - Ø 
o whose - that - who - Ø 
o which - Ø - that - which 
o who - which - that - which 
 
Quest.: 6 
Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: ''[As I don't know the way], I'll take a 
taxi.'' 
o who 
o where 
o when 
o which 
o whose 
 
Quest.: 7 
Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: ''I think London is less crowded [than 
it used to be].'' 
o Result 
o Concessive 
o Conditional 
o Comparative 
o Reason 
 
Quest.: 8 
Subject Complement 
Subject 
Direct Object 
Object of a Preposition 
Appositive 
 
Reason 
Result 
Conditional 
Comparative 
Concessive 
 
In which alternative there is NOT an elliptical clause? 
 
Quest.: 9 
All alternatives below have an example of an ELLIPTICAL CLAUSE, EXCEPT: 
 
 
Quest.: 10 
 
d) Jessica had five dollars; Monica, three. 
b) Mary couldn¿t complete the course, but I don¿t know why. 
e) Though [they were] sometimes nervous on the court, her recruits proved to be hard 
workers. 
c) Mike has two children, and Joe has five (Joe has five children). 
a) Tim types fast, and I do too. 
 
10. 
Mike has two children, and Joe, five. 
Jessica had five dollars; Monica, three. 
Mary didn't complete the course, but I did. 
Though they were sometimes nervous on the court, her recruits proved to be hard workers. 
Tim types fast, and I do too. 
 
 
 
Gabarito: Because the species is unknown in Egypt, it is unlikely that Cleopatra actually 
committed suicide with an asp. 
 
2ª Questão (Ref.: 201302113952) 
In terms of functions, what is the difference between GERUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLES? 
Gabarito: GERUNDAS are verbals that ends in -ing and function as NOUNs, whereas PRESENT 
PARTICIPLES, although they also end in -ing, can have an ADJECTIVAL or ADVERBIAL function. 
 
3ª Questão (Ref.: 201302108991) Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: 
"____________ the rain, he went to beach". 
o Though 
o Even though 
o In spite 
o Despite 
o Although 
 
4ª Questão (Ref.: 201302113646) 
Identify the function of the NOUN CLAUSE in the following sentence: "Billy¿s mistake was that 
he refused to take lessons". 
o Appositive 
o Direct Object 
o Subject Complement 
o Subject 
o Object of a Preposition 
 
5ª Questão (Ref.: 201302113652) 
In which alternative the omission of THAT is NOT correct? 
o Billy jumped off the pier surprised everyone. 
o Billy¿s friends didn¿t know he couldn¿t swim. 
o Billy¿s friends didn¿t know that he couldn¿t swim. 
o Billy¿s mistake was he refused to take lessons. 
o Billy¿s mistake was that he refused to take lessons. 
 
6ª Questão (Ref.: 201302109489) 
Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: "[As I don't know the way], I'll take a 
taxi". 
o e) Resulto d) Reason 
o b) Concessive 
o Comparative 
o Conditional 
 
7ª Questão (Ref.: 201302109496) 
In which alternative the correlative conjunction is not parallel? 
o e) NEITHER my sisters NOR my cousins are invited to the party. 
o c) NOT ONLY my sisters BUT ALSO my cousins are invited to the party. 
o b) The secretary is EITHER working at her desk OR visiting the dean. 
o d) BOTH my sisters AND my cousins are invited to the party. 
o I wondered WHETHER to make the telephone call NOR to see her in person. 
 
8ª Questão (Ref.: 201302113947) 
In which alternative the sentence IS NOT correctly analyzed? 
o His ambition is to fly. (object of preposition) 
o He lacked the strength to resist. (adjective) 
o Phil expected Martha to stay at home all day. (direct object) 
o For Mervyn to redirect Maggie's mail was unnecessary. (subject) 
o My favorite sport, to run three miles, takes a great deal of effort. (appositive) 
 
9ª Questão (Ref.: 201302109533) 
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 highlighted are, respectively: 
o d) participle and gerund 
o b) gerund and gerund 
o c) participle and participle 
o gerund and participle 
o e) participle and infinitive 
 
10ª Questão (Ref.: 201302114080) 
In which alternative there is a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION? 
o The mechanic fixed the broken tail-light, and he replaced the brakes, too. 
o I thought my tail-light was broken, but it was simply disconnected from the plug. 
o She finally booked a trip to Paris, France, yet she only plans to stay four days. 
o She refuses to admit she hates her boss, for she dislikes conflict with anyone. 
o Because he loved acting, he refused to give up his dream of being in the movies. 
 
1a Questão (Ref.: 201302109598) 
Combine the sentences in each set below by turning the sentence(s) highlighted into na adverb 
clause. Begin the adverb clause with na appropriate subordinating conjunction: 
It is unlikely that Cleopatra actually committed suicide with an asp. THE SPECIES IS UNKNOWN 
IN EGYPT. 
Gabarito: Because the species is unknown in Egypt, it is unlikely that Cleopatra actually 
committed suicide with an asp. 
 
2a Questão (Ref.: 201302113952) 
In terms of functions, what is the difference between GE RUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLES? 
Gabarito: GERUNDAS are verbals that ends in -ing and function as NOUNs, whereas PRESENT 
PARTICIPLES, although they also end in -ing, can have an ADJECTIVAL or ADVERBIAL function. 
 
3a Questão (Ref.: 201302108991) 
Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: "____________ the rain, he went 
to beach". 
o Though 
o Even though 
o In spite 
o Despite 
o Although 
 
4a Questão (Ref.: 201302113646) 
Identify the function of the NOUN CLAUSE in the following sentence: "Billy¿s mistake was that 
he refused to take lessons". 
o Appositive 
o Direct Object 
o Subject Complement 
o Subject 
o Object of a Preposition 
 
5a Questão (Ref.: 201302113652) 
In which alternative the omission of THAT is NOT correct? 
o Billy jumped off the pier surprised everyone. 
o Billy¿s friends didn¿t know he couldn¿t swim. 
o Billy¿s friends didn¿t know that he couldn¿t swim. 
o Billy¿s mistake was he refused to take lessons. 
o Billy¿s mistake was that he refused to take lessons. 
 
6a Questão (Ref.: 201302109489) 
Decide which semantic type it is, from the choices given: "[As I don't know the way], I'll take a 
taxi". 
o e) Result 
o d) Reason 
o b) Concessive 
o Comparative 
o Conditional 
 
7a Questão (Ref.: 201302109496) 
In which alternative the correlative conjunction is not parallel? 
o e) NEITHER my sisters NOR my cousins are invited to the party. 
o c) NOT ONLY my sisters BUT ALSO my cousins are invited to the party. 
o b) The secretary is EITHER working at her desk OR visiting the dean. 
o d) BOTH my sisters AND my cousins are invited to the party. 
o I wondered WHETHER to make the telephone call NOR to see her in person. 
 
8a Questão (Ref.: 201302113947) 
In which alternative the sentence IS NOT correctly analyzed? 
o His ambition is to fly. (object of preposition) 
o He lacked the strength to resist. (adjective) 
o Phil expected Martha to stay at home all day. (direct object) 
o For Mervyn to redirect Maggie's mail was unnecessary. (subject) 
o My favorite sport, to run three miles, takes a great deal of effort. (appositive) 
 
9a Questão (Ref.: 201302109533) 
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 highlighted are, respectively: 
o d) participle and gerund 
o b) gerund and gerund 
o c) participle and participle 
o gerund and participle 
o e) participle and infinitive 
 
10ª Questão (Ref.: 201302114080) 
In which alternative there is a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION? 
o The mechanic fixed the broken tail-light, and he replaced the brakes, too. 
o I thought my tail-light was broken, but it was simply disconnected from the plug. 
o She finally booked a trip to Paris, France, yet she only plans to stay four days. 
o She refuses to admit she hates her boss, for she dislikes conflict with anyone. 
o Because he loved acting, he refused to give up his drea m of being in the movies.