Questões sobre Gramática

The sentence ‘But constant negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and ultimately damage our health.' (l. 02-04) could be paraphrased only by the following:

• A. But regular negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and eventually damage our health.
• B. But persistent negativity will also affect happiness, add to our stress and worry level and even damage our health.
• C. But constant negativity may get in the way of happiness, add to stress and worry level and then damage our health.
• D. But regular negativity might also disturb happiness, add to our stress and worry capacity and ultimately destroy our health.
• E. And persistent negativity can destroy happiness, enhance to our stress and worry level and also damage our condition.

The word ‘help’ (l. 17) may be both a noun and a verb without having to change its spelling. The same may occur to all the words bellow, EXCEPT for:

• A. calm.
• B. dream.
• C. look.
• D. look.
• E. call.

No texto, o pronome relativo which refere-se a

• A. entrepreneurs like Janet Gyimah-Kessie.
• B. a large-scale processing operation.
• C. local food production.
• D. local cassava producers.

In the sentence taken from the text: “The ability to recognize hand poses, for instance, will make it possible for people to interact with computers in new and more natural ways, such as communicating with computers simply by pointing at things”, the underlined expression introduces:

• A. a comparison.
• B. an opposite idea.
• C. a greeting.
• D. an example.
• E. an argument.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The excerpt “that you get from diplomats” (l. 7 and 8) could be correctly replaced by which one gets from diplomats without this changing the meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expression “a bunch of” (l.45) could be replaced by a cluster of without altering the meaning of the passage.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text V, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “contingent” (l.34) is synonymous with necessary.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Read the extract below.

Thiel’s “fight” involves investing millions in biotechnology and artificial intelligence in what he has called “the immortality project”. His investment firm Thiel Capital has, according to Inc, expressed an interest in a company called Ambrosia, which is running a trial where individuals can pay $8,000 to receive a blood transfusion from a teenager in the hope that it will restore some youthful vigour.

The highlighted relative pronoun “which” above refers to

• A. the immortality Project.
• B. Thiel.
• C. biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
• D. Ambrosia.
• E. his investment firm.

Choose the alternative that correctly fills the blank spaces in the sentences below.

Welcome! ______ is my new house. _____ houses are bigger than ______ we saw yesteday I parked my car near _____ tree. Can you see it?

• A. That/ Those/ these/ this
• B. This/ These/ those/ that
• C. These/ This/ those/ that
• D. These/ Those/ this/ that
• E. That/ This/ these/ those

Choose the alternative that correctly fills the blank spaces in the sentences below.

I downloaded the file _____ that website.

Francis will be back ____ 5 o’clock.

Susan goes to school ____ bus.

He will pay the water bill ___ Friday.

• A. for/ at/ in/ at
• B. to/ on/ by/ in
• C. from/ by/ by/ on
• D. from/ at/ on/ to
• E. to/ at/ from/ at