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

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “respected” (l.7) is a verb in the simple past.

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Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “philosophical” (l.6) is an adjective formed with the addition of a suffix to a noun.

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Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The sentence “One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was frequently honored during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.” (l.7-9) contains a passive voice construction.

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Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “felt” (l.13) is the past of the verb fall.

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Based on the text above, judge the following items.

A student in Los Angeles may be fined $ 250 for each day he skips classes.

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The new class of administrators that emerged from the patent fees system would not agree with the high costs of the patent procedure.

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Some economists establish a cause and effect relation between patent laws and the constitution of monopolies

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Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The expression “strung up” (l.30) could be replaced by anxious without effecting a change in the original meaning of the text.

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Based on the article above, judge the following items.

The word “incidentally” (l.23) is a more formal equivalent of by the way.

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Based on the article above, judge the following items.

The term “timeworn” (l.3) could be replaced by old without effecting any change in the original meaning of the text.

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