Questões de Concurso sobre Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Read the text below.

Sleep hygiene is one of the factors that can help to boost muscle recovery. Most of the body recuperation takes place during sleep. According to a study, lack of sleep can reduce muscle growth and lead to muscle loss.

Also, a single sleepless night can affect your performance during an exercise or a workout. _____________, you should ensure that you sleep well to get the most out of your training. Make sure you sleep up to seven hours every night. Sleeping for eight to nine hours is preferable if you engage in a rigorous workout.

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Which option completes the text correctly?

Which of the following sentences effectively uses conjunction to contrast ideas?

Choose the option in which is presented an expression that could correctly replace “Due to” (third sentence of the second paragraph of text 1A2-II).

Mark the item which presents the correct sequence of words that complete the sentence below.

(1) ______she graduated in university, Laura has gone on ________ a ________ biologist

_______ career was envied _______ the scientific community.

“However” in “However, about half the world's people access and use the Internet, the other half do not” (1${}^{st}$ paragraph) introduces a:

The adverb “However” (last sentence of the first paragraph), can be correctly replaced by Therefore, without changing the meaning of the text.

The word underlined in “My daughter wants to travel abroad so badly.” is classified as a/an:

In the sentence "This may lead to fewer private tutoring jobs available for ESL teachers," what part of speech is the word "This"?

The sentence started by ‘but’ (l.19) and independent from the previous one has the meaning of:

In “(…) the answer is a resounding ‘yes’ (…)”, the word “resounding” is a/an:

Qual das palavras destacadas é uma conjunção?

In the sentence “However, recent research and specialist literature recommend using RA for various purposes”, the conjunction however is closest in meaning to

“Recently” in “the streaming service recently confirmed (…)” is a:

In the excerpt from the first paragraph “where English had become an official or widely-used second language”, the term in bold is an adverb of manner. Choose the alternative in which the suffix -ly, when attached to the adjective, does not result in an adverb of manner.

Em “Attempts to make education more inclusive are frequently criticized', a palavra 'frequently' refere-se a um:

In the sentence: "Please give me four red balloons for the arrangement." the words "four" and "red" are being used as adjectives.

Analyze the sentences from text 3 below according to structure and grammar use.

1. The phrasal verb in: Unlike her grandmother’s generation, Chloe’s age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. means in its context that they are not be able to experience an opportunity or chance.

2. The word Ironically, in bold in the second paragraph is being used as an adverb to express irony.

3. The reference words in bold in the first paragraph their and they, create cohesion that precedes coherence.

4. In the following sentence from the third paragraph: Unlike her grandmother’s generation, Chloe’s age group is spending so… the (‘s) in grandmother’s and Chloe’s indicates the short form of the verb to be in the present tense.

5. The conjunctive adverb Unlike in bold in the third paragraph, is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement.

Choose the alternative which contains the correct sentences.

“I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.”

The contraction “shan't” in the segment is a morphological combination of which words?

The word underlined in “She is downstairs waiting for you.” is classified as a/an:

In the sentence "She speaks English fluently," how does the adverb modify the verb?