Teste de Conhecimento - Lingua Inglesa Estrutura Sintática I

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The word after can be both a preposition and a subordinator. Choose the alternative in which after functions as a 
subordinator: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. 
After I got home I called her. 
After lunch I took a nap 
Call me after ten 
After school she was tired 
After a while nothing seemed to work anymore 
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Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: After I got home I called her. 
In modern syntactic studies, intransitive verbs can be divided in two groups: unergative and unaccusative. There are many 
ways for distinguishing them and the subject semantic role is one of them: subjects of unergative verbs are usually agents, 
whereas subjects of unnacusative are not. Based on it, what is the option with an unaccusative verb? 
4. 
My mother sang all night long. 
I walked through the woods. 
My oldest son can run really fast. 
It¿s raining cats and dogs. 
His poor child fell. 
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Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: His poor child fell. 
What is the predicator of the sentence "Italy¿s Government faced a crisis in the Middle of Pandemic? 5. 
Italy's Government. 
Faced. 
A crisis. 
In the Middle of Pandemic. 
Middle. 
Data Resp.: 08/10/2021 10:22:17 
 
Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: Faced. 
In which of the following options there is a subject predicative correctly underlined? 6. 
We become intelligent, when we study. 
Learning English requires effort. 
Our choices make us better or worse. 
Planet Earth belongs to the solar system. 
The harder you work, the luckier you get. 
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Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: We become intelligent, when we study. 
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(1) The senator has been accused of corruption. 
(2) The opposition has accused the senator of corruption. 
The three-word complex prepositions are usually composed of a preposition, a noun, and another preposition, in which the 
noun can be preceded by a determiner. Based on it, what is the three-word complex preposition that fills in the gap in the 
following sentence: "The priest of our church raised money ___ the victims of the accident": 
7. 
In aid of 
In addition to 
On top of 
In spite of 
As well as 
Data Resp.: 08/10/2021 10:23:48 
 
Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: In aid of 
There are two types of complex prepositions: the first type is composed of two words, in which the first one is an adverb, 
an adjective, and a conjunction, meanwhile the second one is a preposition. Based on it, what is the complex preposition 
( two-word sequence) that fills in the gap in the following sentence: "I am very tired, ___ my workout in gym". 
8. 
According to 
Up to 
As from 
Upwards of 
Due to 
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Explicação: 
A resposta correta é: Due to 
Choose the option which better explains the meaning of the following sentence: By 2050, the country¿s population will be 
three times bigger. 
9. 
It refers to an action in the past with an outcome in the present. 
It pinpoints two ongoing situations that might have an outcome in the future. 
It conveys a prediction about the future regarding a population. 
It conveys a prediction about the future, focusing on the families responsible for such growth. 
It talks about factual data in the present. 
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Explicação: 
A resposta certa é: It conveys a prediction about the future regarding a population. 
Choose the option that better explains the difference between sentences (1) and (2) below: 10. 
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Sentence (1) focuses on the undergoer of the action (the senator), while sentence (2) highlights the agent (the 
opposition). 
In sentence (2), the agent is universal or too broad. 
Sentence (1) focuses on the undergoer of the action (the opposition), while sentence (2) highlights the agent 
(the senator). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Only sentence (2) omits the agent of the action. 
Sentence (1) is in the active voice, while sentence (2) is in the passive. 
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Explicação: 
A resposta certa é: Sentence (1) focuses on the undergoer of the action (the senator), while sentence (2) 
highlights the agent (the opposition).