Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês

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Q3829928 Inglês
Os verbos multi-palavra são classificados de acordo com seu comportamento sintático quanto à posição do objeto e à natureza da partícula. Analise as assertivas a seguir sobre a sintaxe dos phrasal verbs e dos prepositional verbs:
I. "Look forward to" é um verbo phrasal-prepositional de três partes e é inseparável, de modo que o objeto deve ocorrer após a cadeia de partículas.
II. No phrasal verb "turn on" (transitivo e separável), quando o objeto é um pronome (por exemplo, it), ele deve ser colocado entre o verbo e a partícula.
III. Prepositional verbs como "rely on" permitem que o objeto seja colocado antes da preposição (por exemplo, rely it on) para dar ênfase.
Está correto o que se afirma em: 
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Q3829927 Inglês
A Morfologia trata dos processos de formação de palavras, nos quais prefixos e sufixos alteram o significado ou a classe gramatical (afixos que mudam de classe versus afixos que mantêm a classe). Quanto à morfologia derivacional, julgue as afirmativas a seguir como Verdadeiras (V) ou Falsas (F):
(__) O sufixo "-ment" é um afixo que muda a classe gramatical, normalmente transformando verbos em substantivos (por exemplo, develop → development).
(__) O prefixo "un-" altera a classe gramatical da palavra-base (por exemplo, transformando um adjetivo em verbo).
(__) O sufixo "-ize" (ou "-ise") é utilizado para derivar verbos a partir de substantivos ou adjetivos (por exemplo, modern → modernize).
(__) Em inglês, os prefixos geralmente alteram a classe da palavra, enquanto os sufixos geralmente alteram apenas o significado.
A sequência correta de cima para baixo é:
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Q3829926 Inglês
The voice system allows the speaker to adjust the focus of the proposition, but some verbs bridge the gap between active and passive, known as ergative or labile verbs. Analyze the assertions regarding ergative verbs in English syntax:
I. In the sentence "The window broke," the verb functions intransitively with a passive meaning, despite having active morphology and no explicit agent.
II. Ergative verbs require an agent in the subject position to be grammatically correct in the active voice.
III. "The book reads well" is an example of a middle voice construction where the grammatical subject undergoes the action.
Select the correct analysis:
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Q3829925 Inglês
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:
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Q3829924 Inglês
Textual genres are defined by their communicative purpose, structure, and register, while text types focus on the rhetorical mode of discourse. Regarding the distinction between expository and argumentative text types, judge the items as True (T) or False (F):
(__) Expository texts aim primarily to inform, explain, or describe a subject to the reader without necessarily persuading them.
(__) Argumentative texts must strictly avoid subjective modalities, evaluative adjectives, or first-person pronouns.
(__) Editorials fall primarily under the expository category as they objectively report facts without taking a stance.
(__) Academic essays typically combine the exposition of facts with the argumentation of a specific thesis or viewpoint.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is: 
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Q3829923 Inglês
Subordination complexifies sentences by establishing dependency relationships, often involving mood shifts and alternative syntactic structures like inversion. Select the option that correctly rewrites "If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended" using conditional inversion without a conjunction. 
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Q3829922 Inglês
A estrutura do Sintagma Nominal (Noun Phrase − NP) permite ampla pré-modificação, na qual substantivos podem funcionar de modo semelhante a adjetivos para classificar o núcleo nominal. Assinale a alternativa que identifica corretamente a diferença semântica entre as estruturas "a computer operator" (substantivo em função adjetiva) e "a computer's operator" (genitivo).
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Q3829921 Inglês
Prepositions can be simple one-word items or complex multi-word units that function as a single grammatical entity within a sentence. Regarding the classification and usage of prepositions, judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F):
(__) "In spite of" is considered a complex preposition that functions grammatically in the same way as the simple preposition "despite".
(__) "Regarding" and "concerning" are participles that have evolved to function as simple prepositions.
(__) "Because" is a preposition, whereas "because of" acts as a subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
(__) "Due to" traditionally functions adjectivally (following "be"), while "owing to" functions adverbially, though this distinction is blurring.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is: 
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Q3829920 Inglês
Noun classification includes variable agreement rules depending on the morphological form and semantic content, such as summation plurals and nouns ending in -s. Choose the alternative where the subject-verb agreement is grammatically correct regarding nouns ending in -s that are singular in meaning.
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Q3829919 Inglês
Adverbs act as modifiers within the sentence structure, altering verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, with specific rules for intensifiers and ungradable adjectives. Regarding the use of intensifiers and degree adverbs in comparative structures and with ungradable adjectives, judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F):
(__) "Much" and "far" are grammatically correct intensifiers for comparative adjectives (e.g., "much better").
(__) "Very" can modify strong or ungradable adjectives like "exhausted" or "freezing".
(__) "Hardly" is an adverb of manner meaning "with a lot of effort" or "energetically".
(__) The adverb "enough" must always follow the adjective or adverb it modifies (e.g., "good enough").
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is: 
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Q3829863 Inglês
The Future Perfect Continuous tense (will have been doing) is used to project oneself into the future and look back at an action that will be in progress for a duration. Identify the sentence that creates a semantic restriction or awkwardness when using this tense due to the nature of the verb (stative vs. dynamic).
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Q3829862 Inglês
Subject-verb agreement with quantifiers and collective structures relies on the distinction between "notional agreement" and "grammatical agreement". Regarding the pair "A number of" vs. "The number of", select the alternative that correctly applies the standard agreement rules.
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Q3829861 Inglês
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).
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Q3829860 Inglês
Correlative comparatives (the... the...) express a proportionate increase or decrease. This structure often triggers a specific syntactic arrangement involving the fronting of the comparative element. Select the sentence that strictly follows the standard syntactic rule for this structure.
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Q3829859 Inglês

The genre of "business emails" requires specific pragmatic competence regarding register and move structure. Mark T (True) or F (False) for the statements regarding the linguistic features of this genre.


(__)The use of the passive voice (e.g., "The payment has been processed") is frequently employed to depersonalize the message and mitigate face-threatening acts, focusing on the process rather than the agent.


(__)Business emails must always follow a rigid chronological narrative structure, similar to a literary text, to ensure that the recipient understands the history of the company.


(__)The use of emojis and slang is now considered the standard for all business communication, replacing formal salutations and closings entirely to build rapport.


(__)Nominalization (e.g., "implementation" instead of "implement") is avoided at all costs in business emails because it makes the text too dense and difficult to read for international partners. 



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

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Q3829858 Inglês
When teaching complex grammatical structures such as the Causative form (have/get something done), teachers must address both the syntactic arrangement and the semantic implication of agency. Choose the alternative that correctly describes the semantic nuance of the causative in "She had her roof repaired".
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Q3829857 Inglês
In advanced text production, the use of cleft sentences (it-clefts and wh-clefts) allows the writer to manipulate information structure for emphasis. Considering the morphosyntactic properties of it-clefts, select the alternative that correctly analyzes the focus in the sentence "It was the strong wind that caused the power outage".
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Q3829856 Inglês
Epistemic modality deals with degrees of certainty. When a speaker wants to express a logical deduction that something is impossible or false in the present, based on evidence, the correct modal structure involves a specific negative form. Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence: "That __________ be the right house; the windows are different and the number is wrong." 
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Q3829854 Inglês
The "Generic Reference" in English can be achieved through three distinct noun phrase structures: the definite article + singular noun (The tiger), the zero article + plural noun (Tigers), and the indefinite article + singular noun (A tiger). Regarding the nuances of these forms, select the correct alternative.
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Q3829683 Inglês
Match column 2 with the correct examples of the genres in column 1.
Column 1 Textual Genres 1. Descriptive 2. Narrative 3. Expository 4. Argumentative
Column 2 Examples ( ) textbooks chapters, emails, news articles.
( ) editorials, opinion pieces, political speeches.
( ) poems, diary entries, travel writing.
( ) novels, short stories, fables.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
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Respostas
1301: B
1302: A
1303: D
1304: D
1305: D
1306: C
1307: D
1308: D
1309: D
1310: A
1311: A
1312: C
1313: A
1314: D
1315: A
1316: A
1317: B
1318: C
1319: A
1320: D