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In our modern world, there are many factors that place the wellbeing of the planet in jeopardy. While some people have the opinion that environmental problems are just a natural occurrence, others believe that human beings have a huge impaction the environment. Regardless of your viewpoint, take into consideration the following factors that place our environment as well as the planet Earth in danger.
Global warming or climate change is a major contributing factor to environmental damage. Because of
global warming, we have seen an increase in melting
ice caps, a rise in sea levels, and the formation of new
weather patterns. These weather patterns have caused
stronger storms, droughts, and flooding in places that
they formerly did not occur.
Air pollution is primarily caused as a result of excessive
and unregulated emissions of carbon dioxide into the
air. Pollutants mostly emerge ____________the burning_________fossil fuels______ addition __________ chemicals, toxic substances, and improper waste disposal.
Air pollutants are absorbed into the atmosphere, and
they can cause smog, a combination of smoke and
fog, in valleys as well as produce acidic precipitation in
areas far away from the pollution source.
In many areas, people and local governments do not
sustainably use their natural resources. Mining for
natural gases, deforestation, and even improper use of
water resources can have tremendous effects on the
environment. While these strategies often attempt
to boost local economies, their effects can lead to oil
spills, interrupted animal habitats, and droughts.
Ultimately, the effects of the modern world on the
environment can lead to many problems. Human
beings need to consider the repercussions of their
actions, trying to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials
while establishing environmentally sustainable habits.
If measures are not taken to protect the environment,
we can potentially witness the extinction of more
endangered species, worldwide pollution, and a completely uninhabitable planet.
source: lingua.com
( ) The words sustainably, Ultimately, and potentially (last two paragraphs in the text) are adverbs.
( ) The word Regardless of in Regardless of your viewpoint… (first paragraph in the text), is being used as a preposition.
( ) In the following sentence These weather patterns have caused stronger storms, droughts, and flooding in places that they formerly did not occur., the tense of the words in bold is the past perfect.
( ) The underlined words as well as (first and third paragraphs of the text), are multi-words prepositions which means in addition to.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
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Tema central: A questão aborda o reconhecimento e uso correto de advérbios, preposições, tempos verbais e conjunções/multi-word prepositions em inglês. Esses são assuntos frequentes em provas de concursos, pois envolvem interpretação gramatical rigorosa e atenção a detalhes na leitura.
Resumo teórico:
- Advérbios: Palavras que modificam verbos, adjetivos ou outros advérbios, geralmente terminadas em “-ly” (ex: sustainably, ultimately, potentially).
- Preposições: Conectam substantivos/pronomes a outras palavras. Regardless of significa “independentemente de” e sempre precede um substantivo.
- Tempos verbais: Present Perfect é formado por have/has + past participle (ex: have caused) e indica ações que têm relação com o presente. Past Perfect seria had + past participle.
- Multi-word prepositions: Expressões como as well as têm função de adição, equivalendo a “in addition to”.
Análise alternativa por alternativa:
1. “Sustainably, ultimately, potentially” são advérbios: Verdadeiro. Todas terminam em “-ly” e têm função de advérbio, conforme Cambridge Dictionary.
2. “Regardless of” é usado como preposição: Verdadeiro. A expressão introduz um substantivo ou frase nominal (ex: regardless of your viewpoint).
3. “Have caused” está no past perfect: Falso. Está no present perfect. O past perfect seria “had caused”.
4. “As well as” é uma multi-word preposition com significado “in addition to”: Verdadeiro. Segundo Oxford, é equivalente a “in addition to”, funcionando como preposição composta.
Por que as demais alternativas estão erradas?
Elas apresentam sequências em que um ou mais itens estão marcados de forma inversa ao correto, especialmente confundindo o tempo verbal (present perfect ≠ past perfect) e a função de “as well as”.
Dicas de estratégia:
- Identifique terminações típicas de advérbios (“-ly”).
- Reconheça estruturas de tempos verbais pelas formas auxiliares (“have/has” para present perfect, “had” para past perfect).
- Leia expressões compostas como um todo para não confundir a função de conjunção com preposição composta.
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