Questões de Concurso sobre Palavras conectivas | Connective words

In the fragment of paragraph 2, “this represents not just a moral imperative, but also a major opportunity to unlock a new and largely untapped market”, the linking words not just… but also indicate a(an)

Escolha o conetivo (linking word) que indica contraste para completar a frase:

"________ it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a walk in the park."

In the sentence "________ the lack of technological resources in the classroom, the teacher managed to deliver an engaging and interactive lesson," the blank can be correctly filled with the connective:

Choose the right choice that shows the right linking words to complete the text below:

Yesterday afternoon, a group of people marched towards the Government Palace____________ talk to the governor about some problems that have been taking place in the region of backlands. ____________, hundreds of protesters got together in front of the palace due to their dissatisfaction about the low salaries and lack of wage raise. ____________ receiving some of the protesters who were outside the palace, the governor gave the opportunity to only the representatives of the rural growers to talk about their demands and complaints. _____________, there have been more serious problems ____________ not only in the entire state, ____________ in the capital such as: the high level of crimes, lack of basic sanitation, mainly in the city outskirts, the pollution of the most touristic beaches ___________ the bad quality of the public transportation which has been a lot to be desired for so many years. ____________, when all was said and done, the governor decided to give in their demandings by promising he would do as best as he could to improve and solve all the drastical situation. _____________, they set up a middle-term deadline so that the governor could fulfil all their needs.

The word “resilience”, underlined in the second paragraph of the text, in its context, means the ability:

Coherence and cohesion are essential for constructing clear and well-structured texts. Analyze the statements below.

I.The appropriate use of connectors, such as "therefore" and "however," contributes to textual cohesion by establishing logical relationships between ideas.

II.Excessive repetition of words in a text increases cohesion and facilitates reader comprehension.

III.Textual coherence depends exclusively on the use of connectives between sentences and paragraphs.

The correct statements are:

According to Swan (2005) connectors are used with different grammatical functions in texts.

Match the use of the connectors in the sentences with their function.

1. Provides further information.

2. Expresses an opinion.

3. Expresses a contrasting idea or concession.

A. "…outside of the African continent to report a case of the newer strain of mpox, according to the country's public health agency”. (Lines 10-11)

B. "… more than twice the number seen at this time last year but not as many as seen…”. (Lines 13-14)

C. “…the WHO can help more countries collaborate by sharing data, allocating resources and helping make vaccines more readily available”. (Lines 18-20)

The correct association between numbers and letters, from top to bottom, is:

Understanding coherence is crucial for students to produce coherent texts. Yin Cheung (In: RENANDYA & WIDODO, 2016) points out that teachers should guide students in grasping coherence, from the narrow view of sentence connection to the broader idea of linking ideas at the discourse level to create meaning for readers. About two common features of coherence, read the text that follows:

__________________ help establish relationships between different sentences, with examples including pronouns, conjunctions, repetition, superordinates and hyponyms (like animals/cats), as well as synonyms and antonyms. Another tool for enhancing coherence in writing is ________ ________________, which help readers structure, interpret, and assess information. Examples include logical connectives (e.g., therefore, but), sequencers (e.g., firstly, finally), certainty markers (e.g., certainly), among others.

The noun phrases that correctly fills in the text, from left to right, is

Gomes (2010) mentions that hypertext is a nonlinear mode of reading and writing in the digital era, in which texts are interconnected through hyperlinks. It produces a more dynamic and interactive reading experience, compared to traditional sequential reading formats.

This suggests that multimodality in digital hypertexts refers to

According to Celse-Murcia (2013), the theoretical basis for the use of digital technology in the classroom comes from various second language acquisition theories.

The use of _________ in English language teaching and learning can also encourage the development of strategies necessary for modern survival: _________, _________, _________ and _________.

The group of words that best completes the sentence above is

Chapelle and Sauro (2017) argue that technologies play a crucial role in second language teaching and learning.

Using technology in teaching English as a foreign language is beneficial because

Which of the sentences below contain a connective word that CANNOT BE omitted without affecting syntax or meaning?

In the last sentence of the first paragraph of text 3A4, the word “However”

The expression “In addition” (fourth sentence of the second paragraph), could be correctly replaced, without changing the meaning of text 41A1-I, by

No trecho: “Then she looked at the homework posted on a special site she created for the students, but she didn’t feel like correcting it.”, as palavras destacadas são conectores que trazem, respectivamente, ideias de ________________ and ________________ .

As palavras que completam o trecho corretamente são:

In the excerpt from the second paragraph “we not only learn a great deal about the conventions of the language, but can also begin to glimpse the beliefs and values that underlie the discourse”, the correlative conjunctions “not only...but also” carry the idea of

Which phrasal verb completes the text below correctly?

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Cargo ship carrying Porsches and Bentleys is burning and adrift at sea

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A fire ___ Wednesday morning on the Felicity Ace, a ship about 650 feet long, near Portugal's Azores lslands, according to the Portuguese navy. The ship had departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was scheduled to arrive in Davisville, R.I., next week, according to a ship tracking website.

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(Adapted from https:://www”www.washingtonpost.com/)

In the last decade of the 20th century, there was a reinforcement of the defense of formalization of distance education in the Brazilian educational structure, allied to the experiences already carried out. It is important to emphasize that all these initiatives were not part of the Brazilian educational legislation and structure. Therefore, educational formations were classified only as open courses.

Cléber dos Santos Gonçalves & Maria Luisa Furlan Costa. Distance Education in Advertising Speech: Legalization of Modality in Brazil and its Representations in Private Initiative Commercials. Internet: <http://educa.fcc.org.br> .

No texto acima, o termo “Therefore” expressa o sentido de

In the last paragraph, the word “Nevertheless” indicates that the author will offer a(n)

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

“When teaching an English class, be creative! Use videos, songs, movies _________ magazines and newspapers.”