Questões sobre Gramática

In the clause “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7), “better” is the irregular comparative form of

• A.

  well.

• B.

  nice.

• C.

  bad.

• D.

  old.

• E.

  hard.

In “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7) “I” and “her” are respectively

• A.

  a relative pronoun and a subject pronoun.

• B.

  an object pronoun and a subject pronoun.

• C.

  a subject pronoun and an object pronoun.

• D.

  a possessive pronoun and a subjective pronoun.

• E.

  an object pronoun and a possessive pronoun.

In the sentence “I truly think she will always be full of enthusiasm!” (l.16-17), “will” is

• A.

  the auxiliary verb of the simple future.

• B.

  the auxiliary verb of the past continuous.

• C.

  in the past form.

• D.

  in the imperative.

• E.

  the principal verb of the sentence.

In the sentence “A traditional company in Oaklahoma, USA, has been making pies and biscuits since the 1920s.” (l.1-2), “has been making” expresses

• A.

  an action that started in the past but is still a present fact.

• B.

  a habit, a routine.

• C.

  an action that will finish in the near future.

• D.

  an action that happened in the 19th century.

• E.

  an action that started and finished in the past.

In “graduates of local schools are often unable to read” (lines 5-6), the word “unable” is

• A.

  a noun.

• B.

  an adjective.

• C.

  a conjunction.

• D.

  a preposition.

• E.

  a verb.

In the structure: “the latest technology”, the inblack word is:

• A.

  An inferiority comparative adjective;

• B.

  A superiority comparative adjective;

• C.

  A long superlative adjective;

• D.

  A short regular superlative adjective;

• E.

  A short irregular superlative adjective.

In text I, the term “throughout” is:

• A.

  An adverb;

• B.

  An adjective;

• C.

  A preposition;

• D.

  A conjunction;

• E.

  None of the answers.

The underlined verb, in the title of text II, represents:

• A.

  Permission;

• B.

  Request;

• C.

  Possibility;

• D.

  Suggestion

• E.

  None of the answers.

What is false about modal forms:

• A.

  The most significant expression of modality is by means of modal verb;

• B.

  The core modal verbs are: can, could, may, might, will, shall, would, should, must;

• C.

  There is also a set of semi-modal verbs;

• D.

  There are two main types of modal meaning;

• E.

  None of the answers.

In the sentence: “I just want to get back close again to you”, in text II, the in-black term indicates:

• A.

  Adjective;

• B.

  Adverb;

• C.

  Conjunction;

• D.

  Noun;

• E.

  None of the answers.