Questões de Concurso sobre Gramática - Língua Inglesa

Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs of the text and analyze the statements below.

I. In ‘Those who saw reproductions saw only an eight percent drop’, ‘who’ is a relative pronoun.

II. In ‘your quiet moment with an original painting could be supporting your long-term health in ways you cannot feel immediately’, there are two examples of modal verbs

. III. In ‘Those who saw reproductions saw only an eight percent drop’, ‘an’ is an example of preposition.

IV. In ‘The results were striking’, ‘the’ is an example of indefinite article.

Which statements are completely accurate?

During English class, a Brazilian student is reading the first paragraph of Text I. She stops and tells the teacher, “I’m confused. The text says governments want to ‘work out’ how to ‘bring in’ regulations. I know ‘work’ is a job and ‘out’ is the opposite of ‘in’, but it doesn’t make any sense.”

In that situation, the accurate response from the teacher is

Analyze the following sentences according to vocabulary and grammar use, from text 1.

1. get out, come across (paragraph 1), and live on (paragraph 2), are examples of phrasal verbs.

2. The word better (paragraph 3), is the superlative form of the adjective bad.

3. The following pronouns: they (paragraph 2), their and them (paragraph 3) are, respectively: a personal pronoun, a possessive adjective and an object pronoun.

4. The underlined word in Soon, they started exchanging messages and videos, sharing their daily routines, cultures, and challenges., is an example of a discourse marker.

5. The underlined word in Through these digital interactions, Emma realized that storytelling was no longer limited to books.” can be replaced by carried out without changing its meaning.

Choose the alternative which contains the correct sentences about vocabulary and grammar use.

Mark the option which corresponds to the correct sentences.

I- Don’t get her talking about her weaknesses.

II- You have made me be a joyful person.

III- I saw the magazine lying on the floor.

IV- They built a factory on the outskirts of London.

V- Here are the news: They are all good!

VI- See if you can get the lorry to start.

The Causative Passive is a structure used to indicate that someone arranges for an action to be done by someone else. Regarding the structure "Have/Get something done", mark T, for true, and F, for false:

(__)The sentence "I had my car repaired" implies that the speaker arranged for a mechanic to fix the car, whereas "I repaired my car" implies the speaker did it personally.

(__)In the structure "Get something done" (e.g., "I need to get my hair cut"), the meaning is essentially the same as "Have something done", but "Get" is generally more informal and common in spoken English.

(__)The causative structure can also describe mishaps or accidental events where the subject experiences something negative, as in "He had his wallet stolen", meaning the theft happened to him, not that he arranged it.

(__)It is grammatically correct to say "I had the mechanic repaired my car" to express the causative meaning, using the past tense of the main verb instead of the past participle.

After analysis, select the alternative that presents the correct sequence of the items above, from top to bottom:

Analyze the following statements and mark T, if true, or F, if false, considering the context of occurrence in the text.

( ) The expression “shines a light on” (l. 15) means to clarify or draw attention to something.

( ) The word “traffic” (l. 06) refers to the flow of visitors or interactions on a website and may be considered a false cognate in Portuguese.

( ) The word “shift” (l. 11) could be replaced by “change” without altering meaning.

( ) The verb “spark” (l. 15) is used in its literal sense of producing a flame or ignition.

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

Advanced grammar involves understanding the nuances of epistemic modality and the restrictive nature of relative clauses. Mark T (True) or F (False) for the statements regarding these structures.

(__)The modal verb "must" in "He must be exhausted after the marathon" expresses epistemic necessity (logical deduction), not obligation.

(__)In the sentence "The theory, that I described earlier, is complex," the use of "that" is grammatically correct for a non-restrictive clause.

(__)The pronoun "whom" is mandatory, in formal English, when it functions as the complement of a preposition (e.g., "The person to whom I spoke").

(__)The conjunction "lest" is followed by the subjunctive mood or "should", expressing a negative purpose (e.g., "Lest he forget").

Select the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

In academic or formal writing, the choice between coordination (parataxis) and subordination (hypotaxis) significantly affects textual density and information hierarchy. Analyze the statements regarding these mechanisms:

I.Subordination creates a hierarchy of information, allowing the writer to background less important information (in the dependent clause) and foreground the main point (in the independent clause).

II. Heavy nominalization, often associated with subordination, tends to decrease lexical density, making the text resemble spoken language more closely.

III. Coordination links clauses of equal grammatical status, which can sometimes lead to ambiguity regarding the logical relationship between ideas if explicit connectors are not used.

Choose the alternative that indicates the correct statement(s).

Lexico-grammar involves the interdependence of vocabulary and syntax, often manifesting in fixed or semi-fixed expressions known as binomials. Analyze the following assertions regarding irreversible binomials and their semantic or phonological constraints:

I. In the expression "odds and ends," the word order is fixed and cannot be reversed to "ends and odds" without losing idiomaticity.

II. The expression "back and forth" implies a movement, whereas "forth and back" is the standard form used in formal British English.

III. Reversing binomials like "bread and butter" to "butter and bread" is grammatically incorrect and disrupts the semantic unity.

Select the correct analysis:

The word 'indeed,' as used in the second paragraph of text CB2A6, functions as

Which statement most accurately captures the defining characteristics of generative grammar and its contrast with other models of grammar?

A análise de um grupo nominal complexo em inglês, como 'the extremely talented young Brazilian singer', revela uma estrutura de pré-modificação em que o núcleo ('singer') é precedido por determinantes, advérbios, adjetivos de qualidade e de origem, seguindo uma ordem específica e hierárquica.

The passage employs a range of narrative tenses to organize temporal connections and narrative perspective. When these tense choices and their contribution to the narrator’s construction of events are considered, it is NOT accurate to assert that

Nos anos iniciais, a escrita em Língua Inglesa é introduzida progressivamente a partir das necessidades criadas na situação desencadeadora, mantendo a ênfase na oralidade. Essa organização do ensino está alinhada a:

Analyze the structural and semantic organization of the complex nominal group: "The recently updated safety protocol guidelines."

I. The head of the phrase is "guidelines", which receives multiple levels of pre-modification, creating a high information density typical of Technical English (ESP).

II. The word "safety" functions as a noun adjunct, but it specifically modifies the compound unit "protocol guidelines", rather than just the word "protocol".

III. The adverbial-adjectival block "recently updated" establishes a temporal boundary that restricts the entire subsequent nominal chain.

Based on the principles of Nominal Groups, choose the correct option:

Match the expressions taken from the text with their grammatical classification.

Column A

1) a threat

2) present-day practices

3) their own specific communicative, cultural and pragmatic competencies

4) an open mindset

Column B

(__) Noun phrase with indefinite article + abstract noun

(__) Noun phrase expressing possession

(__) Noun phrase with adjective modifying a compound noun

(__) Noun phrase formed by adjective + noun

Choose the correct sequence.

Study these sentences and decide if they are true ( T ) or false ( F ), according to vocabulary, structure and grammar use.

( ) The following words from the text support, expert and data mean in Portuguese, respectively: suportar, esperto and data.

( ) In the sentence Another key aspect of the criminal expert’s work is evidence preservation, the apostrophe s (’s), indicates that the work is related to the expert.

( ) In the sentence They also play a vital role in criminal investigations… the underlined word means to have a crucial function in something’s success.

( ) The indirect speech of the following sentence from the text This ensures that the conclusions presented in forensic reports are reliable and can be used in court. is This ensured that the conclusions presented in forensic reports were reliable and could be used in court.

( ) The words impartiality (second paragraph) and carefully (fourth paragraph) are examples of adverbs.

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

What is the semantic function of the expression “can do my job”?

The classification of texts according to their predominant rhetorical purpose allows for a better understanding of how information is organized and how linguistic features are used. Regarding text types, mark the CORRECT alternative.

Consider the following sentence:

“It was John who suggested changing the curriculum.”

Which option BEST explains the function of the cleft construction in terms of word order and focus?