The verb phrase is preparing in the future perfect continuo...
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Educational attainment (Part I)
Having a good education greatly BLANK I (improve) the likelihood of finding a job and earning enough money to have a good quality of life. Highly-educated individuals are less affected by unemployment trends, typically because educational attainment BLANK II (make) an individual more attractive in the workforce. Lifetime earnings also increase with each level of education attained.
Furthermore, the skills needed in the labour market are becoming more knowledge-based. This shift in demand has made an upper secondary degree, or high-school degree, the minimum credential for finding a job in almost all The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. High-school graduation rates therefore provide a good indication of whether a country is preparing its students to meet the minimum requirements of the job market.
On average, about 79% of adults aged 25-64 within the OECD have completed upper secondary education. In 33OECD countries and the Russian Federation, 60% or more of the population aged 25 to 64 has completed at least upper secondary education. In some countries, the opposite is true: in Colombia, Mexico and Turkey, 57% or more of the population aged 25 to 64 have not completed upper secondary education. Women are, however, more likely to complete a tertiary or university degree than men in most OECD countries, a reversal of the historical pattern. On average across OECD countries, 42% of women aged 25-64 attain a tertiary education compared with 35% of men.
https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/topics/education/
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Alternativa correta: A — will have been preparing
Tema central: identificação do future perfect continuous. Esse tempo verbal expressa uma ação contínua que estará em curso por um período e se estenderá até um ponto específico no futuro.
Resumo teórico: a forma do future perfect continuous é: will + have been + verbo(-ing). Usamos para destacar a duração de uma ação antes de um momento futuro (geralmente com for/since). Ex.: By 2030, the country will have been preparing its students for a decade.
Justificativa da resposta: O enunciado pede a forma do verbo “is preparing” no future perfect continuous. Aplicando a fórmula, obtemos will have been preparing, exatamente a alternativa A. Essa forma preserva a ideia de continuidade até um momento futuro específico.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
B — will be preparing: é future continuous (will be + -ing). Indica ação em progresso em um ponto do futuro, sem foco na duração acumulada até esse ponto. Não é o tempo solicitado.
C — will have prepared: é future perfect simple (will have + particípio). Enfatiza conclusão, não continuidade. Diverge do “continuous”.
D — will have be preparingv: forma agramatical. Deveria ser “been”, não “be”, e “preparingv” é erro de grafia. A construção correta é “will have been preparing”.
E — will have been prepared: é future perfect passive (will have been + particípio). Muda a voz para passiva e não usa -ing; não corresponde ao “continuous”.
Estratégias para acertar a questão:
- Associe imediatamente o rótulo future perfect continuous à fórmula: will + have been + V-ing.
- Diferencie tempos próximos: will be V-ing (continuous), will have V-ed (perfect), will have been V-ed (perfect passivo).
- Verifique a natureza do verbo: dinâmico (aceita -ing). “Prepare” é dinâmico, então a forma contínua é natural.
Fontes para estudo: British Council – Future perfect continuous; EF English Grammar – Future perfect continuous.
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