Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the previous text,

“whole” (l.11) can be correctly replaced by entire.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Decide about the correctness of the following items concerning singular and plural forms.

The plural forms of hypothesis, thesis, and crisis are respectively hypotheses, theses, and crises.

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• E. Errado

In the previous text,

“mistrust” (l.17) is synonymous with distrust.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Decide about the correctness of the following items concerning singular and plural forms.

Mathematics, athletics, and politics are singular nouns.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the following items.

The word “threatens” (l.5) can be correctly replaced by menaces.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items.

In terms of sentence structure, “I came, I saw, I conquered” is an example of a simple sentence with asyndetic coordination.

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• E. Errado

Based on the text, it can be deduced that

“On the other hand” (l.7) means out of hand.

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• E. Errado

Judge the following items.

In “Fred built the cabin with his own hands”, the underlined fragment is an adjunct.

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• E. Errado

Judge the following items.

A disjunct is found in “Donna won’t cooperate, which makes things more difficult”.

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• E. Errado

Judge the following items.

In “The strong belief that he was unbeatable was Hugh’s first defeat”, the underlined passage has an appositive function.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado