Questões de Concurso

Adjectives in English present specific forms in the comparative and superlative degrees, with construction rules linked to the number of syllables and to irregular cases. Regarding the comparative and superlative degrees in the English language, analyze the following statements.

I. Short adjectives of one syllable generally form the comparative with the addition of the suffix "-er" and the superlative with the suffix "-est", as in "tall − taller − tallest".

II. Adjectives of two or more syllables generally form the comparative with "more" and the superlative with "the most", as in "beautiful − more beautiful − the most beautiful".

III. The adjective "good" presents regular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees, with "gooder" for the comparative and "the goodest" for the superlative, following the pattern of one-syllable adjectives.

The correct statements are:

Conjunctions in English establish different relations between clauses, such as addition, contrast, cause, and consequence. Consider the sentence: "She studied hard for the exam, ___ she got a low grade." Choose the alternative that presents the conjunction that appropriately fills the gap, establishing a relation of contrast between the two clauses.

Time prepositions in English — "in", "on", and "at" — follow patterns of use linked to days, hours, and parts of the day. Consider the sentence: "The meeting is scheduled ___ Monday ___ ten o'clock ___ the morning." Choose the alternative that correctly fills the gaps with the appropriate prepositions.

False cognates are words with similar spelling or pronunciation in two languages, but with distinct meanings in current use. Regarding false cognates between English and Portuguese, mark T for the true statements and F for the false statements:

(__)The word "actually", in English, means "in fact" or "in truth", differing from the Portuguese word "atualmente".

(__)The word "pretend", in English, means "to feign" or "to simulate", differing from the Portuguese verb "pretender".

(__)The word "parents", in English, corresponds to relatives in general, including uncles and cousins, in equivalent use to the Portuguese term "parentes".

(__)The word "college", in English, corresponds to "colégio" in the sense of a secondary school of Basic Education, in equivalent use to the Portuguese term.

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

The passive voice in English is formed by the verb "to be" in the tense corresponding to the active voice, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Consider the active sentence: "The team will finish the project next week." Choose the alternative that presents the correct form of the sentence in the passive voice.