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1 Questão In which alternative the preposition is incorrectly classified? He works up to 6 hours a day (up to ¿ during a period of time) He opened the lock with key. (with ¿ instrument) She went to the library. (movement toward a place) He sat opposite me at the table.(opposite - used to say the person or object being referred to is located at the other end, side, or corner of something else) This book is written by Shakespeare. (by ¿ agent) Respondido em 15/09/2020 17:51:55 Explicação: ¿up to¿ is used to denote not more than a special time. 2 Questão Qual das alternativas abaixo apresenta um uso INCORRETO das preposições BY ou UNTIL ? We have to hand in our projects until September. He had to stay in his office until late at night. I waited until 5 o'clock, but nobody came. I have to finish this report by the end of the week. You can borrow my car until tomorrow. Respondido em 15/09/2020 17:52:43 Explicação: Aqui não se refere ao tempo decorrido, mas sim ao fim do prazo estipulado para entrega dos relatórios, o que torna obrigatório o uso da preposição BY, e não UNTIL. 3 Questão Qual das alternativas a seguir poderia ter a lacuna corretamente preenchida pela preposição ON ? What are you doing _____ Easter? I was talking so much _____ lunch that my food went cold. The exhibition opens _____ the end of the month. I generally get my salary _____ the fifth of the month. He painted the whole house _____ only three days. Respondido em 15/09/2020 17:57:33 Explicação: A preposição usada para dias é ON. I was talking so much _____ lunch that my food went cold. (at) The exhibition opens _____ the end of the month. (At) What are you doing _____ Easter? (for) (at Easter time) He painted the whole house _____ only three days. (in) 4 Questão Fill in with the proper preposition: "We watch a film ______ the theater but ______ television." on - on on - in at - at at - on at- in Respondido em 15/09/2020 17:58:22 Explicação: FIXED PREPOSITION: AT THE THEATER ON TELEVISION Gabarito Comentado 5 Questão We stopped ____ a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant ____ one hour. The driver was walking ____ the small park near the restaurant which we did not know. So we were very angry ____ him. But my holidays were great. We sat round campfires and went dancing ____ the early mornings. c) at - since - along - with - till b) at - since - through - with - to e) at - for - through - with - till d) in - for - along - with - till a) in - for - along - at - to Respondido em 15/09/2020 18:01:20 Explicação: FIXED PREPOSITION We stopped ____ (AT) a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant ____ (FOR) one hour. The driver was walking ____ (THROUGH) the small park near the restaurant which we did not know. So we were very angry ____ (WITH) him. But my holidays were great. We sat round campfires and went dancing ____ (TILL)the early mornings. 6 Questão In the sentence 'Because of the rain, we missed the train', the semantic meaning of the preposition is: opposition source time purpose place Respondido em 15/09/2020 18:03:15 Explicação: SOURCE OR CAUSE: Because of, by reason of. Gabarito Comentado 7 Questão In which sentence the preposition is CORRECTLY employed? c)Write this information in the beginning of the letter. e)I live in Brazil. d)The car stands in the end of the street. a)She sits in the desk. b)I stand in the door. Respondido em 15/09/2020 18:06:24 Explicação: FIXED PREPOSITIONS: a)She sits in the desk. (AT) b) I stand in the door. (AT) c)Write this information in the beginning of the letter. (AT) d)The car stands in the end of the street. (AT) 8 Questão Complete the sentences with the right preposition: I. She will go to New York _________ 25th of March. II. I see a house_________the picture. III. It is very unusual in many cultures if a person is not married _________ the age of 30. IV. I found the picture _________ the paper. V. The police car chased the robbers _________the streets. a) on - in - by - in - through d) in -in - until - in - across c) on - on - until - in - across e) on- on - by - in - through b) in - in - by - in - through Respondido em 15/09/2020 18:04:57 Explicação: FIXED PREPOSITIONS. She will go to New York _________ 25th of March. (ON) II. I see a house_________the picture. (IN) III. It is very unusual in many cultures if a person is not married _________ the age of 30. (BY) IV. I found the picture _________ the paper. (IN) V. The police car chased the robbers _________the streets. (THROUGH)