Questões sobre Gramática

According to the text, judge the items below.

The phrase “people have always had the desire to look” (l.3) can be correctly replaced with people always had the desire to look.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The ING suffix particle may be added to a word in order to turn it into a noun, and adjective or a verb. The alternative which shows the same use of the ING suffix as in” Getting inspired is one of the best ways to get ready for bikini season!“ (line 26-27) is:

• A. Look closely at your skin, paying attention to any... (line 9)
• B. Fast food is fattening, often containing all of the calories you ought to eat (line 36-37)
• C. If you ban fast food as from now, then preparing for the bikini season is easy (line 37-38)
• D. As long as you’re fit, and eating a positively… (line 48-49)
• E. Cardio can be anything that keeps your heart racing (line 41)

The passive form of: “… they make gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board shorts for a reason!” (line 47-48) is:

• A. …there are gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board shorts being made for a reason!
• B. …gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board shorts are made for a reason!
• C. …gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board can be made shorts for a reason!
• D. …they have made gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board shorts for a reason!
• E. …gorgeous flowing sarongs and cute board shorts have been made for a reason!

According to the text, judge the items below.

In “to improve the appearance of children” (l.8 and 9), “improve” can be correctly replaced with enhance.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

A semi-modal verb in English is a special, non-typical type of verb which behaves like a lexical verb but also expresses modality (Carter and McCarthy, 2006: 395) The modal meaning expressed by the semi-modal in the clause “You needn´t go on some strange, strict diet…” is one of lack of:

• A. necessity
• B. permission
• C. volition
• D. obligation
• E. ability

Adjectives describe the features of people and things denoted by nouns or pronouns. On the whole, they cannot be identifi ed by their form, but most typically by their functions in a sentence (Carter and McCarthy, 2006: 236). According to the text, the only sequence that contains words which function as adjectives is :

• A. bikini, ready, handy (paragraph 1)
• B. sunblock, odd-looking, free (paragraph 2)
• C. important, right, SPF (paragraph 3)
• D. fittest, larger, suit (paragraph 4)
• E. photo, younger, chubbier (paragraph 5)

The connection established between the two clauses in the excerpt “As long as you’re fit, …., don’t worry about the few extra pounds”, (line 48-49) may be described as one of:

• A. time
• B. extent
• C. cause
• D. condition
• E. consequence

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the sentence “these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it” (l.32 and 33), the verb “undermine” means the opposite of the verb to mine.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the sentence “it could actually reduce the satisfaction” (l.9 and 10), the expression “actually” can correctly be replaced with today.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items based on the text above.

The word “which” (l.4) refers to “aspects” (l.4).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado