Questões de Concurso sobre Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The words moreover, readiness and regarding belong, respectively, to the following word classes

The conjunct “therefore” could be correctly replaced by consequently.

The words that complete correctly the sentences below are:

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I. My house is __ than yours.

II. What is the __ growing plant in the world?

III. The cat is the __ friend of the Julia.

The incorrect sentence as to the position of adverbs is:

Read the following sentence taken from the text.

"All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution."

Mark the option that contains a sentence with the same type of adverb underlined in the sentence above.

Read lhe sentences below.

I- People shouldn't drive so _____.

lI- I need to see a doctor because I haven't been feeling well _____.

IlI- Although she's tried ____ to find a new job, she's still unemployed.

Which option completes lhe sentences correctly?

The adverb “then” (third sentence) substitutes the antecedent “The country’s economic crisis of 2014—2017” (second sentence).

In the sentence “My teacher told us to read quietly”, “quietly” is an adverb of _________.

In the sentence: "Sofia took some pictures of splendid feathery clouds", the word feathery is:

The excerpt “(…) choose your clothes for the next day when you reach for your pyjamas or pack your bag while brushing your teeth” presents some linking words. Mark the CORRECT option concerning the usage of such linking words in the sentence above:

Check the sentence in which the adverb has been correctly used.

Taking into account the following excerpt: “Regular mealtimes are also an important cue for your circadian rhythm”, mark the sentence which presents INCORRECT information concerning the usage of words in the sentence.

Read the following sentences and complete, respectively, with the appropriate adjectives/adverbs.

I. “They live in a ____ five-bedroom house”

II. “He was an _____ father, she loved him”

III. “We had a lot of fun during this _____ trip”

IV. “It was so _____ in my son’s bedroom, so stinky.”

Identify, in the options below, a sentence in which the use of the conjunction “once” is the same as in “Once I learn how to use Google [...]”.

Read the following sentences and complete, respectively, with the appropriate verbs/adjectives.

I. “From the beginning, she always ______ to be someone else.”

II. “He apologizes, he didn’t ____ to hurt you.”

III. “She couldn’t ______ the test soon enogh to know the results”

IV. “I loved this show, it was _______.”

After reading “The “Edinburgh declaration”, published on Monday, urges leaders to work more closely with sub-national governments, indigenous peoples, national parks, local councils and wider society”, which of the following words follow the same rule of adverb formation as “closely”?

The adverb in the clause “[...] the education I really need” functions as a marker of

In the excerpt “But to normalize something that, in the words of UNICEF, has a profoundly positive impact on child health, is of course to be celebrated”, the words “but”, “profoundly”, “positive”, “health” and “celebrated” are respectively used as:

“In iOS 13, the big new software update for the iPhone that launched last month, Apple is fin ally showing users how often apps have been follow ing them. You may not have known that application s like Google Maps or Uber have been tracking you all the time, even when they’re not open.”

The adverb often in

“Apple is finally showing users how often apps have been following them.” can be replaced by the adver b:

“As a result, the authors write, the new method is “the first proof of concept for a system which utilizes eye tracking to measure linguistic ability.” The expression as a result can be substituted by