Analyze the following setence from the text:
“Solid organs, such as the kidney, heart and liver, are the
most complex to engineer. They are exponentially more
complex, have many different cell types, and more
challenges in the blood supply.”
The expressions in bold print “the most complex”
and “more complex” are examples of superlative and
comparative structures. Select the alternatives that
provide other examples of superlative and
comparative sentences:I. It has been selected as the best hospital in the
state.
II. The treatment was highly expensive and extra
medication was necessary.
III. The treatment is more effective on younger
patients.
IV. Most of the time the effects of the medication are
hard to notice.

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Will we ever grow replacement hands?"Over the past few weeks on the BBC News websitewe have looked at the potential for bionic body partsand artificial organs to repair the human body. Now wetake a look at "growing-your-own".There is a pressing need. A shortage of availableorgans means many die on waiting lists and those thatget an organ must spend a lifetime onimmunosuppressant drugs to avoid rejection.The idea is that using a patient's own stem cells togrow new body parts avoids the whole issue ofrejection as well as waiting for a donor.Dr Anthony Atala, director of the Institute forRegenerative Medicine at the Wake Forest BaptistMedical Center in North Carolina, US, has madebreakthroughs in building bladders and urethras.He breaks tissue-building into four levels ofcomplexity.• Flat structures, such as the skin, are the simplest to engineer as they are generally made up of just the one type of cell.• Tubes, such as blood vessels and urethras, which have two types of cells and act as a conduit. • Hollow non-tubular organs like the bladder and the stomach, which have more complex structures and functions.• Solid organs, such as the kidney, heart and liver, are the most complex to engineer. They are exponentially more complex, have many different cell types, and more challenges in the blood supply."We've been able to implant the first three in humans. We don't have any examples yet of solid organs in humans because its much more complex," Dr Atala told the BBC.Adapted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16679010 June 2012. Analyze the following setence from the text:
“Solid organs, such as the kidney, heart and liver, are the
most complex to engineer. They are exponentially more
complex, have many different cell types, and more
challenges in the blood supply.”
The expressions in bold print “the most complex”
and “more complex” are examples of superlative and
comparative structures. Select the alternatives that
provide other examples of superlative and
comparative sentences:I. It has been selected as the best hospital in the
state.
II. The treatment was highly expensive and extra
medication was necessary.
III. The treatment is more effective on younger
patients.
IV. Most of the time the effects of the medication are
hard to notice. Alternativa A: Alternatives I, II and III are correct. Ou Alternativa B: Alternatives I and III are correct. Ou Alternativa C: Alternatives III and IV are correct. Ou Alternativa D: Alternatives I and IV are correct. Ou Alternativa E: Alternatives I, II and IV are correct.

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Alternativa [B] Alternatives I and III are correct. Gabarito: BFundamento decisivo: O critério decisivo é identificar estruturas comparativas e superlativas. No enunciado, “the most complex” e “more complex” são os modelos explícitos; entre as assertivas, I traz superlativo em “the best” e III traz comparativo em “more effective”. Assim, somente I e III atendem ao comando, o que confirma o gabarito B.Tema central: graus comparativo e superlativoAnálise das alternativasAErradaEstá errada porque inclui a sentença II. Em II, “highly expensive” apenas intensifica o adjetivo “expensive”, e “extra medication” indica acréscimo; nenhuma dessas expressões realiza estrutura comparativa ou superlativa.BCertaA alternativa B está correta porque reúne exatamente as duas sentenças que apresentam as estruturas pedidas. Em I, “the best” é superlativo irregular de “good”, portanto corresponde ao grau máximo dentro de um grupo. Em III, “more effective” é comparativo analítico com “more + adjective”, reproduzindo a estrutura de comparação de grau exigida no comando. São, portanto, os únicos exemplos válidos de superlative e comparative sentences entre as quatro sentenças.CErradaEstá errada porque inclui a sentença IV. Em IV, “Most of the time” funciona como locução adverbial com sentido de “na maior parte do tempo”, isto é, frequência/proporção temporal, e não como superlativo gramatical de adjetivo.DErradaEstá errada porque, embora a sentença I esteja correta, a IV não atende ao critério pedido. A palavra “most”, em “Most of the time”, não forma superlativo nesse contexto; integra uma expressão adverbial, sem comparação de grau.EErradaEstá errada porque inclui duas sentenças incompatíveis com o critério: II e IV. II traz intensificação (“highly”) e adição (“extra”), não comparação de grau; IV traz uma locução temporal/proporcional (“Most of the time”), e não estrutura superlativa.Pegadinha da questãoA banca explorou a confusão entre estrutura de grau e outras marcas linguísticas: “the best” precisava ser reconhecido como superlativo irregular, enquanto “highly expensive”, “extra medication” e “Most of the time” parecem relevantes por intensidade, acréscimo ou pela presença de “most”, mas não são comparative/superlative structures.Dica para questões semelhantesUse os exemplos do próprio enunciado como molde formal para localizar a mesma estrutura nas alternativas.Reconheça formas irregulares de superlativo, como “the best”, mesmo sem o padrão “the most + adjective”.Não confunda intensificadores, como “highly”, com comparativo; intensidade não é comparação de grau.Nem toda ocorrência de “most” é superlativo: em expressões como “Most of the time”, o valor é adverbial/proporcional.

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