Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2017

About the fragment “It was there that he began writing the more than 500 compositions that he was to produce” it is correct to state that:

• A. A gerund form has passive meaning.
• B. The use of the gerund is mandatory.
• C. Only one preposition has been used.
• D. The relative pronouns can be omited.

Mark the item which contains an inconsistency and its corresponding correction.

• A. Believed.
• B. Core.
• C. Consists.
• D. While.

Mark the option that correctly completes the sentence about Arnold.

“It’s extremely important that ______________ warned about the consequences of such behavior.”

• A. Arnold is
• B. Arnold be
• C. Arnold to be
• D. Arnold will be

“You’d better see a doctor” is the contration of:

• A. You had better see a doctor.
• B. You would better see a doctor.
• C. You would better have seen a doctor.
• D. You could better see a doctor.

Judge the following items, concerning the ideas and linguistic aspects of text 19A1AAA.

The prepositional phrase “at a language school in Verviers, Belgium” (l. 2 and 3) functions as an adverb.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items, concerning the ideas and linguistic aspects of text 19A1AAA.

As in the phrase “a language school in Verviers, Belgium run on Berlitz lines” (l. 2 and 3), the relative pronoun and the auxiliary verb which forms the passive voice have been omitted, the excerpt “run on Berlitz lines” could be correctly replaced with which was run on Berlitz lines.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items, on the linguistic aspects of text 19A1AAA.

In the text, the connective adverb “however” (l.7) is synonymous with nonetheless.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items, on the linguistic aspects of text 19A1AAA.

The verbal phrase “allowed him to live abroad” (l.4) can be correctly replaced by allowed him living abroad.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items, on the linguistic aspects of text 19A1AAA.

In “like many others before and since” (l. 6 and 7), the verb phrase would have done is omitted.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text 19A1BBB, judge the following items.

The verb “confine” (l.12) is synonymous with restrict.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado