Questões sobre Gramática

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The expression “In addition” (l.13) could be correctly replaced in the text by Therefore.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The alternative which correctly replaces [PARTICLE] is

• A. up.
• B. back.
• C. down.
• D. ahead.
• E. behind.

The underlined sentence Applets in the pen can’t float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so can be paraphrased as “Applets in the pen

• A. can’t float word balloons at you, however you may permit them to do so.”
• B. can’t float word balloons at you, therefore you cannot permit them to do so.”
• C. can only float word balloons at you, if you permit them to do so.”
• D. can’t float word balloons at you, even if you permit them to do so.”
• E. can float word balloons at you, while you can’t permit them to do so.”

Read the text below to answer the questions 28 to 35.

The word "concerns" (line 16) is a

• A.

  noun that refers to interests.

• B.

  noun that refers to groups.

• C.

  verb that refers to ideas.

• D.

  verb that refers to worries.

Text V, for questions from 29 through 33.

Based on the fragment below, choose the incorrect alternative.

“Therefore, it must be a valid claim that the most important professional duty that non-NESTs have to perform is to make linguistic improvements in their English.”

• A.

  The word “Therefore” is synonymous with hence and thus.

• B.

  The word “must” is a modal auxiliary verb. It indicates that it is necessary or very important that something happens.

• C.

  The first and the second “that” are subordinating and correlative conjunctions respectively.

• D.

  The word "duty" is a countable and uncountable noun. As a countable noun its plural form is duties.

• E.

  The possessive adjective “their” refers to “non-NESTs”.

Text VI, for questions from 34 through 38.

Choose the alternative which brings the correct conjugation of belie (line 6) and lie (line 10).

• A.

  to belie, belied, belied / to lie, lay, lain

• B.

  to bely, belied, belied / to lie, lied, lied

• C.

  to bely, belay, belain / to lay, laid, laid

• D.

  to belie, belied, belied / to lie, laid, laid

• E.

  to belie, belaid, belaid / to lie, lay, lain

Choose the alternative which is grammatically incorrect.

• A.

  The new doubts about teachers have led to a state-by-state demand from legislators and citizen groups that teachers take special examinations to prove they are competent.

• B.

  The push toward test teacher competency, however, depends less on Washington than on state and local governments. One of the most instructive battles fought over the issue occurred in Mobile.

• C.

  We have children whose needs are complicated: a child in the third grade who has already been in 16 schools, children who need love and attention and disrupt the classroom to get it.

• D.

  Teachers believe administrators tend to duck the subject of violence in the schools to avoid adverse publicity.

• E.

  But it is more damaging to the country than the jargon of law, say, or even government, because it sabotages the use of clear writing and clear thinking by tens of thousands of teachers, and through them, hundreds of thousands of students.

In "even though..." (line 20) and "All in all," (line 52) could be correctly replaced with

• A.

  although – at all times.

• B.

  despite the fact that – all at once.

• C.

  due to the fact that – after all.

• D.

  though – all things considered.

• E.

  for the reason that – on the whole.

Choose the option that correctly describes the expressions both in terms of its grammatical classification and its meaning in Text II.

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

• E.

  

Mark the alternative in which %u2018that%u2019 functions as a subordinating conjunction.

• A.

  "… is nine times that of production- or transaction-intense sectors." (lines 35-36).

• B.

  "And that underscores what remains a significant challenge …" (lines 36-37).

• C.

  "Our survey research shows that at least 20 percent…"(lines 65-66).

• D.

  "That's because, in many respects, raising the collaboration game…" (lines 93-94).

• E.

  "That allows for the speedier product development found at Proctor & Gamble…" (lines 100-102).