Questões de Concurso sobre Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

 
 
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Adverbs and prepositions are fundamental elements in constructing sentences in English, as they can indicate, among other things, time, manner, and place. The use of these words in sentences can provide important information regarding the context in which an event took place. Regarding the correct use of adverbs and prepositions, select the correct alternative from the following:


A

That family has lived here since 5 years.


B

Living in abroad was such a wonderful experience!


C

She sings beautiful, you would be impressed!


D

Nowadays I seldomly go to the movies.


E

I was upstairs when I heard the noise of glass breaking.

In the sentence “Here was a man who had for part of the previous decade been an insider, an advocate for the use of algorithmic and generative processes to create art.” (second sentence of the third paragraph of text 7A2-II),


A

“an”, in “an advocate”, is a numeral equivalent to one.


B

“for” is a conjunction introducing the notion of purpose.


C

“Here” is a preposition indicating the idea of place.


D

“a” is a determiner which specifies “man”.


E

“who” introduces a defining relative clause.

In the excerpt ‘And we never connected the dots for women themselves to build the constituencies’ (second sentence of the last paragraph) the phrase ‘to build the constituencies’ functions as an adverb that modifies ‘connected’.


C

Certo


E

Errado

Considering the context in the sentence, the underlined structure “which blankets our solar system”, in line 19, is a/an:


A

Adverbial phrase of manner.


B

Subject complement.


C

Adjective phrase modifying “solar system”.


D

Relative clause modifying “heliosphere”.


E

Prepositional phrase modifying “takes”.

Read the following sentence from text 1:


However, every preschool need to register itself with the Singapore Ministry of Education before being functional.


Analyze the underlined words.


1. However is an adverb that can be used at the beginning of a sentence, to introduce a contrasting statement.

2. itself is a relative pronoun that can be used to refer back to register.

3. being is a verb in the progressive tense that means life.


Choose the alternative which contains the correct affirmatives.


A

Only sentence 1 is correct.


B

Only sentence 2 is correct.


C

Only sentence 3 is correct.


D

Only sentences 1 and 3 are correct.


E

Only sentences 2 and 3 are correct.

Analyze scenario II and choose the correct answer.


Scenario II - "Noticeable” is replaced by an adverb that means “in a way that is easy to see or notice” in the following sentence from text I:


“(...) even if they are not noticeable to others."


Considering only the word itself and disregarding the change in meaning of the sentence, the correct spelling of the adverb will be:


A

noticeably.


B

noticy.


C

notable.


D

noticeally.

In the sentence “Hotels and airline tickets have been fully booked” (l. 13), “fully” and “booked” are, respectively:


A

An adverb and a noun.


B

An adverb and a verb.


C

An adjective and a noun.


D

An adjective and a verb.


E

A noun and an adjective.

In “(…) impressive or overtly ambitious (…)”, the adverb “overtly” means:


A

in a way that is done or shown publicly/openly.


B

in a non-obvious manner, that is, secretly.


C

using a variety of resources to build up reliability.


D

using one specific method to keep things vague/strict.

The conjunction “but” in “Their English may have been rocky, but there was a pure, delicate humour lying bone-deep in them that nothing could corrupt” establishes a contrast between:


A

immigrants’ inadequate use of English and their rocky sense of humor.


B

students’ faulty English and their pure but corrupt sense of humor.


C

students’ music-like accent in English and their delicate sense of humor.


D

students’ not very fluent English and their deep and delicate sense of humor.


E

immigrants’ unintelligible English and the purity of their sense of humor.

Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence from the text and choose the correct conjunction that introduces it:


"As St Pierre notes, however, the physical impact is only one aspect of the condition."


A

Subordinate clause: "As St Pierre notes"

Conjunction: As


B

Subordinate clause: "however, the physical impact is only one aspect of the condition"

Conjunction: However


C

Subordinate clause: "the physical impact is only one aspect of the condition"

Conjunction: Only


D

Subordinate clause: "is only one aspect of the condition"

Conjunction: Of

Choose the correct sentence based on the proper use of conjunctions and alignment with the information from the text:


A

Poienari Castle was built although it was conquered many times.


B

Vlad's enemies tried to conquer the castle and they were successful.


C

Vlad the Impaler built Poienari Castle, but it was never conquered.


D

The castle was built because it has no strategic value.

Considering the sentence: “I'm looking for a roommate who is not scared of cockroaches” the clause in bold can be classified as:


A

Verbal clause


B

Noun clause


C

Adjective clause


D

Adverbial clause


E

Independent clause

About the word in bold “drifts” (l. 03), analyze the statements below:

I. The verb “drift” is written “drifts” to agree with “signals”, which is a plural noun.

II. Its past participle form is “drifted”.

III. It acts as an adverb to “further”.

Which ones are correct?


A

Only I.


B

Only II.


C

Only III.


D

Only I and II.


E

Only II and III.

No trecho “As you develop your skills and take on more responsibilities…”, a palavra em destaque foi utilizada como:


A

advérbio, para fazer comparação


B

conjunção, para expressar tempo


C

conjunção, para expressar finalidade


D

preposição, para expressar finalidade

Analyze the following statements about the bold words in the text and mark T, if true, or F, if false.


( ) “Once” (l. 08) is a subordinating conjunction, indicating that one action happens right after the other.

( ) “Not only” (l. 10)/“but also” (l. 11) is a correlative conjunction used to create a relationship of equality or contrast between equivalent elements in a sentence.

( ) “While” (l. 17) is a subordinating conjunction. It suggests a contrast between the capabilities of robots or drones and the cost-effectiveness of using dogs.


The correct order of filling the parentheses, from top to bottom, is:


A

T – T – T.


B

F – T – F.


C

T – T – F.


D

F – F – T.


E

T – F – F.

In the excerpt of paragraph 6 “Moreover, creating a financial cushion […] can help you avoid turning to credit cards”, the word moreover indicates a(n)


A

addition


B

conclusion


C

contrast


D

example


E

reason

In the fragment in the sixth paragraph of the text, “it is thus much more than just a tax proposal”, the word in bold can be associated with the idea of


A

cause


B

addition


C

condition


D

opposition


E

consequence

   
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