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Note the adjective order in the sentences: “It is a made-man circle of large stones”. Mark the correct alternative regarding the explanation about the position of adjectives in English.
I. the made-man circle - the inversion of a noun (man) with an adverb (made) is one of the possibilities for forming noun groups with an emphasis on adjectives.
II. circle of large stones – the preposition 'of' is an indication that the previous word is a verb.
III. large stones – the position of the adjective (large) before the noun (stones) is one of the possible formations of the order of adjectives.
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Observe the expression: “They used to be very large and heavy”, then read the statements and mark the alternative in which the highlighted expression is correctly explained.
I. The expression is equivalent to affirming that an action was practiced in the past and, currently, is no longer practiced.
II. The expression is equivalent to affirming that an action was practiced in the past and, currently, continues to be practiced.
III. The expression is equivalent to affirming that an action was practiced only once in the past and, currently, it is still practiced.

Alliteration” is one of the Figures of Speech. Read the alternatives and tick the alliterative one.

I. The given text was awfully delicious to read.

II. You’re not wrong.

III. The teaching text took theorical troubles.

Read the definition of subordinate clause and choose the correct alternative as an example of it. “Subordination is a non-symmetrical relation, holding between two clauses in such a way that one is a constituent or part of the other” (QUIRK AND GREENBAUM,1976, p.309). The device of subordination enables to organize various clauses, for instance, the first clause is called “main” or “principal” clause, and the second clause is a dependent clause or a subordinate one.
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In reading process, the strategy of finding the ‘headword(s)’ (noun in Morphology; and core argument in Syntax - as subject or object main word), and the ‘modifier(s)’ (words that modify the headword) is (are) important because it (they) can define the pluralization or not of a verb, and they can also provide the complement of a verb. The combination of H (headword) and M (modifier) is called nominal group.

From the underlined fragments, analyze the headword of each nominal group and mark the correct alternative. “the communication /develops /new priorities /to reflect /those contexts”.