Questões de Concurso sobre Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Complete the sentence below with the correct connective. Choose the CORRECT answer.

“The floods were rising and it was _________ it was the end of the world.”

A conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Conjunctions are considered to be invariable grammar particles, and they may or may not stand between items they conjoin. Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. There are seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. They can be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS. On the other hand, subordinating conjunctions introduce a dependent clause and indicates its relation to the rest of the sentence; they may be located either at the beginning or the end of the sentence. Subordinating conjunctions may be grouped based on semantic categories. Having that in mind, match the column on the right by using the information provided in the column on the left, which is related to the semantic categories of subordinating conjunctions and their potential examples. Then, check the correct answer.

(1) REASON

(2) TIME

(3) CONDITION

(4) CONTRAST

(5) CHOICE

(6) PURPOSE OR RESULT

( ) even if, if, unless.

( ) so that, in order that, that.

( ) because, since, as, so that.

( ) than, whether, rather than.

( ) once, as soon as, while, when.

( ) whereas, even though, although.

The underlined words in the text are all adverbs, EXCEPT for:

Considerando o segmento "so well that", depreende-se que o termo "that" introduz ideia de

No último parágrafo do texto, a definição correta para o advérbio especially é:

An adverbial phrase is a group of word that functions as an adverb. Adverbial phrases contrast with adverbial clauses and normal adverbs. Mark the alternative that represents the CORRECT type of adverbial phrase in the sentences below.

I.After the game, the king and the pawn go to the same box. (Italian Proverb)

II.We tell ourselves stories in order to live. (Joan Didion)

III.Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings. (Ed Gardner)

IV.People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. (Leo J. Burke)

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence from the text:

"Since Kingsley was diagnosed with both, Brooke and her partner Kewene, 27, made the difficult decision to get laser treatment [...]". (2º§)

Choose the correct alternative.

In the fragment “There are few native speakers of English in these nations although there are many who are functionally bilingual”, the underlined conjunction expresses:

The words either…or, in bold type in the text (paragraph 1)

The conjunction in “The secretary took care of my appointments whereas I was away from the office” is correct.

In the sentence “First, let me finish my house chores”, the number “first” is used as an adverb.

Which one is the correct adverb form to complete the sentence below?

"She speaks English ________."

In the text we come across the words warmer and thinner which refer to:

Always, usually, often and rarely are adverbs of frequency.

In the fragment in the first paragraph of the text “However, others are already delivering practical results”, the word However can be associated with the idea of

Concerning the parts of speech, the word underlined in “Across four papers published in the journal Nature, a team of Chinese paleontologists and international collaborators describes sites that preserve astoundingly complete fossils of these earliest known jawed vertebrates…” is classified as:

"In order to help the poorest families, it would even be preferable to urge ____________ parents to pay a supplement to the boarding fees for the year just ended." The correct alternative to complete the idea in context is:

Concerning the parts of speech, the word “nevertheless” is classified as:

Analyze the sentences according to structure and grammar use, and decide if the statements below are true ( T ) or false ( F ).

( ) The word throughout in: The authors believe that the archetypical generations have recurred in fixed order throughout American history… is a preposition that means in every part of.

( ) In the last paragraph of the text, …such as supervising and mentoring., the underlined words are being used to express an action that is still happening.

( ) The following words in bold, Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe are known…, are in the present passive voice.

( ) The word approximately in bold, in the first paragraph, is an adverb.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

No trecho “Through daily activities, teachers provide learners with opportunities to develop each skill…”, no quarto parágrafo do texto, a palavra through classifica-se como: