Questões de Concurso sobre Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Analyze the sentence below.

You can do it however you have to, just do it.

The conjunction “however” can be understood as:

In “Beethoven felt devastated as it was clear to him” (lines 11 and 12), the conjunction “as” is used in order to introduce a clause containing a

The first word of the second paragraph is grammatically defined as a conjunction, which is also known as:

The words “necessarily” (line 11), “quickly” (line 12), “certainly” (line 19) are adverbs. Which word from the options below is not?

Complete the following sentences:

She didn’t eat ______ breakfast.

There aren’t ______ large glasses.

You can’t see ______ of a country in a week.

How ______ of the house do you want to paint this year?

Which alternative below has the correct order of the words that fill in the gaps from sentence I to IV above?

Observe the sentence below.

Did you sit in your living room at a comfortable temperature ___ it was freezing outside?

Identify the best conjunction that completes the context.

The conjunction “so” (line 32) introduces an idea of conclusion.

In “He originally trained as a lawyer but began writing short stories in his spare time despite only a handful of his works being published during his lifetime”, the underlined words are classified, RESPECTIVELY, as:

The word “innocently” (line 06), in bold type in the text, is an adverb of

Study sentences.

1. In the following sentence:” Listening carefully, they follow the instructions as they stretch and prepare for their lesson. “ the underlined word is classified as an adverb of manner.

2. “…in a more obvious location like Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.” The word in bold can be replaced by enjoy without changing its meaning.

3. “The festival is over 30 years old, and it is now the biggest in South America.” The underlined words in the previous sentence is an example of the superlative of superiority form of the adjective ‘big’.

4. ”… the school receives sponsorship from Brazilian businesses who want to establish a connection with this prestigious organization.” The relative pronoun in bold can be replaced by that without changing its meaning.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct ones:

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No fragmento, o termo destacado é uma conjunção que indica

Os advérbios têm a mesma função em inglês e em português, ou seja, modificam um verbo, um adjetivo outro advérbio ou uma frase completa.

Com base nessas informações analise as sequências apresentadas a seguir.

I - Actively, quickly, easily, independently, carefully, poorly.

II - Above, below, here, there, near, far (from).

III - Today, yesterday, now, early, late, last next, soon, ago.

IV - Temporarily, shortly, indefinitely, permanently, forever.

V - Very, almost, extremely, greatly, partially, strongly, totally.

VI - Possibly, perhaps, maybe, almost, certainly, definitely.

Assinale a alternativa cuja correspondência entre os exemplos (acima) e os tipos ( abaixo) de advérbios está correta.

Read the following sentences:

I. I am eternally grateful to you! By the way, I want to take you out for dinner! My treat!

II. Unfortunately, she gave up her singing career. Nevertheless, she continued acting as the main actress of the show.

III. We got a divorce because we did not love each other anymore. Besides, we realized that we did not have a lot in common.

IV. They danced all night long. Actually, they did not even sleep.

Now, choose the adverbial expressions that best replace the words underlined in the previous sentences.

Marque a opção em que o item sublinhado NÃO é classificado como um advérbio.

Identifying connectors can be a very useful reading strategy when using an ESP approach. As cohesion devices, they link ideas within sentences and between them. Analyze the alternatives and choose the one that is grammatically correct.

Some verbs can usually be followed by prepositions before the object of the verb. Complete the sentence with a right preposition: “I began to suffer (…) a blurring of vision I suspected was psychosomatic.”

We can put adverbs and adverb phrases at the front, in the middle or at the end of a clause. Choose the right position of the adverb below.