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Sobre análise sintática | syntax parsing em inglês
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Match the sentences according to the function of the words in bold:
Function:
1.Highlight key points or critical details.
2.Express information regarding location.
3.Express information regarding time.
Sentences:
A.You must not enter the forest. I'm being serious, you shouldn't enter it under any circumstance, because it is dangerous, John.
B.It is a bit too early for us to have breakfast at the office, is it not?
C.I didn't think he would be able to fit in there. The cave entrance is too narrow.
Considering the appropriate use of relative pronouns and their functions in defining clauses, choose the correct sentence:
To answer question, read the text below.
The Language of Performance
Well, the word “performative” is generally meant as an insult. It’s meant to trivialize and indicate that someone is play-acting or “faking it.” It suggests that someone is only doing something to be seen doing it, and not because it represents a sincere interest or enjoyment.
This is one of those situations in which metaphors are overextended, and language distorts rather than describes natural human behavior. It is normal for our species for men and women to “perform” acts to impress both our own sex and the opposite sex. Males and females have different sex “roles,” and we “perform” acts to satisfy those roles.
The language seems to “portray” us as “actors performing roles” and implies that we are all essentially “lying” or “faking.” This is the kind of wordcel wordtrap that lends itself to Marxist gender theory ideology and postmodernist thinking.
“Nothing is real, everything is fake. Everything is a performance.”
That’s a frame, but it isn’t the whole picture.
Men are primates. We imitate each other. Monkey see, monkey do. And yes, we do things to try to impress each other. You can frame that in a way that seems trivial or superficial, but it is also foundational to human nature and social hierarchy.
Fonte: https//mrjackdonovan.substack.com/p/on-performative-males
To answer question, read the text below.
The Language of Performance
Well, the word “performative” is generally meant as an insult. It’s meant to trivialize and indicate that someone is play-acting or “faking it.” It suggests that someone is only doing something to be seen doing it, and not because it represents a sincere interest or enjoyment.
This is one of those situations in which metaphors are overextended, and language distorts rather than describes natural human behavior. It is normal for our species for men and women to “perform” acts to impress both our own sex and the opposite sex. Males and females have different sex “roles,” and we “perform” acts to satisfy those roles.
The language seems to “portray” us as “actors performing roles” and implies that we are all essentially “lying” or “faking.” This is the kind of wordcel wordtrap that lends itself to Marxist gender theory ideology and postmodernist thinking.
“Nothing is real, everything is fake. Everything is a performance.”
That’s a frame, but it isn’t the whole picture.
Men are primates. We imitate each other. Monkey see, monkey do. And yes, we do things to try to impress each other. You can frame that in a way that seems trivial or superficial, but it is also foundational to human nature and social hierarchy.
Fonte: https//mrjackdonovan.substack.com/p/on-performative-males
I. An adverb phrase can be modified by another adverb, as in "quite remarkably," where "quite" functions as a pre-modifier.
II. Post-modification in an adverb phrase is extremely rare but can occur with the adverb "enough," as in "well enough."
III. Adverb phrases function exclusively as adjuncts and can never perform the role of a subject complement in an English sentence.
Which of the following are CORRECT:
(__) Negative adverbials such as "seldom" or "under no circumstances" trigger subject-auxiliary inversion when placed in the initial position of a clause.
(__) Focus adverbs should be placed immediately before the constituent they modify to avoid semantic ambiguity in formal registers.
(__) Adverbs of frequency must be positioned before the auxiliary verb "be" in all indicative sentences regardless of the presence of other modals.
(__) Viewpoint adverbs like "theoretically" function exclusively as adjuncts and are strictly prohibited from appearing in the initial sentence position.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
I.Defining relative clauses provide essential information about the noun they modify and are never separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
II.Non-defining relative clauses provide extra information and must be enclosed in commas, but the relative pronoun "that" cannot be used in these structures.
III.In informal English, it is grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition, even in relative clauses where the pronoun is omitted.
Which of the statements above is/are CORRECT?
Read the following text and answer question.
Spain announces plans to ban social media for under -16s
Spain has become the latest European country to make plans to ban social media for children under the age of 16. The ban, which still needs parliamentary approval, is part of a raft of changes that include making company executives responsible for "illegal or harmful content" on their platforms.
Australia became the world's first country to bring in a ban last year, with others watching - and judging - its success. France, Denmark and Austria have also announced that they are considering their own national age limits.
The UK government has launched a consultation on whether to implement a ban for under-16s. Social media companies have argued that the bans would be ineffective, difficult to implement and could isolate vulnerable teenagers. Reddit is challenging Australia's ban in the High Court.
The new laws would also criminalise manipulating algorithms to amplify illegal content. The European Commission has launched an investigation into Grok [X's AI tool] over concerns it was used to create sexualised images of real people. The UK has announced its own investigation into Grok and on Tuesday in France, the offices of X were raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit as it looked into allegations of off ences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
In response to the announcement, X owner Elon Musk labelled Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as a "tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain". TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram have all been approached for comment. France has led the charge in Europe, with President Emmanuel Macron saying he wants a ban for under-15s in place by the start of the next school year in September.
WERTHEIMER, T. Spain announces plans to ban social media for under-16s, February 4th, 2026.
Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2nddvmryo
Identify the nominal group in the sentence below, extracted from the Text:
"Social media companies have argued that the bans would be ineffective, difficult to implement and could isolate vulnerable teenagers."
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:
Conheça nossos planos