Questões de Concurso

Adverbials can be placed in different positions within clause, but specific negative or restrictive adverbs trigger mandatory subject-auxiliary inversion when placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphatic purposes. Analyze the following statements regarding the syntax of adverbials:

I. "Seldom have I seen such a remarkable display of talent" is a grammatically correct example of inversion triggered by a negative adverb.
II. "Hardly had he arrived when the phone rang" demonstrates the correct use of inversion with a time-relationship adverbial.
III. "Little she knows about the surprise" is the correct emphatic form of the sentence "She knows little about the surprise".

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English nouns exhibit complex behaviors regarding countability and number, including uncountable nouns, collective nouns, and nouns that look plural but are singular (and vice-versa). Select the alternative that correctly identifies the grammatical concord and nature of the underlined nouns in the sentence: "The data collected for the study is inconclusive, while the police are investigating the source of the leak."

Instrumental English (ESP) focuses on developing specific reading strategies to extract information efficiently from technical texts without necessarily translating every word. Select the alternative that correctly defines the cognitive strategy of "Inferencing" within a reading comprehension context.

Lexico-grammar focuses on the interdependence of vocabulary and syntax, emphasizing that language consists of chunks and collocations rather than isolated words inserted into grammatical slots. Regarding the usage of delexicalized verbs (do, make, take, have) and their fixed collocations, mark T for true and F for false:

(__) The verb "make" is correctly collocated in expressions such as "make a decision", "make an effort", and "make progress", often implying creation or producing a result.
(__) The verb "do" is typically used with tasks, work, and general activities, forming correct collocations in "do a favor", "do business", and "do research".
 (__) The expression "take a mistake" is a standard collocation in academic English, synonymous with "commit an error".
(__) The verb "have" is used to describe events or experiences, as seen in "have a look", "have a party", and "have a meeting".

After analysis, select the alternative that presents the correct sequence of the items above, from top to bottom:

Read the sign found in a library: "Please, be quiet. No food or drinks allowed." The main purpose of this sign is to: