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question 1
(FGV) Check the alternative in which the verbal regency is in accordance with the cultured norm.
a) Children obviously prefer sweets over vegetables.
b) Watch an LCD TV for the price of a projection TV and take along a Home Theater!
c) The jockey Nélson de Sousa went to England looking for titles and euros.
d) Building empires from scratch implies innovation and a passion for risk.
e) Caixa Econômica informed the borrowers that there will be no extension of terms.
Alternative d: Building empires from scratch implies innovation and a passion for risk.
Correction of the remaining sentences:
a) The children, obviously, prefer the sweets to the vegetables and greens. (The verb "prefer" must always be followed by the preposition "a").
B) watch an LCD TV for the price of a projection TV and bring along a Home Theater! (The verb "to watch", meaning to see - requires a preposition).
c) The jockey Nélson de Sousa went to England Looking to bonds and euros. (The verb "to aim", meaning "objective", requires a preposition).
d) Caixa Econômica informed the borrowers that there will be no extension of terms. (The verb "to inform" requires a complement without and another with a preposition: to inform someone).
question 2
(ESPM) Although it is a frequent occurrence in everyday life, normative grammar does not accept the use of the same complement for verbs with different rules. This type of transgression does not only occur in the sentence:
a) One can agree or disagree, even radically, with all Brazilian foreign policy. (Clóvis Rossi)
b) Educator is anyone who confers and lives with this knowledge. (J. Carlos de Sousa)
c) I saw and really liked the movie “O Jardineiro Fiel” whose director is a Brazilian.
d) Brazilian society wants peace, yearns for it and aspires to it.
e) I became interested and disinterested in the subject almost simultaneously.
Alternative d: Brazilian society wants peace, yearns for it and aspires to it.
Correction of the remaining sentences:
a) One can, even radically, agree with all Brazilian foreign policy or disagree with all of it.
b) Educator is anyone who checkyou knowledge and lives with they.
ç) Saw the film “O Jardineiro Fiel”, whose director is a Brazilian, and I liked him a lot.
Alternative e) is correct, as "interesting" and "disinteresting" are governed by a preposition.
question 3
(FEI) Check the alternative in which there is a verbal regency error:
a) You gave him a nice birthday present.
b) I took him to the doctor this morning.
c) We like this new movie.
d) I went to the cinema yesterday.
e) The handkerchief fell to the ground.
Alternative d: I went to the cinema yesterday.
The correct one is "I was to the cinema yesterday", because the verb "to go", to indicate destiny, is governed by the prepositions "to, to".
question 4
(Fiocruz) Mark the sentence where the regency of the verb assist is wrong.
a) We saw a beautiful dance show last week.
b) I did not attend mass.
c) Doctors assisted the sick during the epidemic.
d) The coach assisted the players.
Alternative to: We saw a beautiful dance show last week.
The correct is: We watch The a beautiful dance show last week. This is because the verb "to watch" followed by the complement with a preposition (indirect object) has the meaning of "to see". Followed by complement without preposition (direct object), it has the sense of "help".
question 5
(Unimep) When implying means "carrying", "producing as a consequence", the prayer is constructed with a direct object, as seen in:
a) When I was little, everyone always teased me.
b) Everyone picks on Grêmio fans.
c) According to the advisor, this implies expenses.
d) Late payment of the booklet implies interest.
e) A new fight will imply an uncomfortable situation.
Alternative e: A new fight will imply an uncomfortable situation.
In alternatives a) and b), "implying" has the meaning of "bewildering". In this case, the verb is indirect transitive, that is, its complement requires a preposition (in both cases, "with").
Alternatives c) and d) present records that are not yet considered by many dictionaries.
question 6
(ITA) The Women Program is changing. New scenery, new presenters, lots of charm, more information, fashion, behavior and service provision. Watch tomorrow, the women's electronic magazine that is the reference of the genre on TV.
The verb “assistir”, used in colloquial language, is at odds with the grammatical norm.
a) Rewrite the last period according to the norm.
b) Justify the correction.
a) Tomorrow watch the women's electronic magazine that is the reference of the genre on TV.
b) The verb "to watch" with the sense of "to see" requires a preposition. Thus, we have the junction of a (preposition) + a (article) = à.
question 7
(UFPa) Check the alternative that contains the correct answers:
I - Seeing only his own interests, he unwittingly harmed an entire family.
II-As he was proud, he preferred to declare the firm bankrupt rather than accept any help from his father-in-law.
III - Ever since I was a child, I always aspired to a prominent position, even though I was so humble.
IV - Inhaling the perfume of the hundreds of flowers that decorated the room, he fainted.
a) II - III - IV
b) I - II - III
c) I - III - IV
d) I - III
e) I - II
Alternative a) II - III - IV, because:
II. The verb "prefer" must be followed by the preposition "a": "Preferred... The accept...".
III. The verb "aspire", meaning "to desire", must be followed by the preposition "a": "... aspired The a prominent position".
IV. The verb "to aspire", meaning "to inhale", is direct transitive. For this reason, its complement is not introduced by preposition.
Correction of sentence I: Aiming only to the his own interests, he unwittingly harmed an entire family.
This is because the verb "to aim", meaning "goal, objective", is indirect transitive, that is, it is accompanied by the preposition "a" ("Aiming at + your own interests").
question 8
(Fuvest) Check the alternative that correctly fills the spaces.
May I inform ______ gentlemen ______ no one at the meeting dared to allude to ______ such a delicate matter.
a) to - that - the
b) to - from what - to
c) to - that - to
d) the – that – to the
e) the – from which – the
Alternative e: the – of which – a.
The verb inform requires a complement with a preposition (referring to who is informed) or without a preposition (whichever if you inform), however, when one of the verb's complements is orational, you can get other buildings.
"... that no one, in the meeting, dared to allude..." is a prayer complement. In this case, there are two possible constructions:
"I can inform to the Sirs what nobody..." or "Can I inform you Sirs of what nobody...", which we find in alternatives c) and e) respectively.
As for the verb "to allude", it requires a preposition, after all, whoever makes an allusion, makes an allusion to something. As what follows is in the masculine, this "a" is not crased, so the correct thing is "dared to allude The such a delicate subject".
Thus, the correct alternative is the letter e): I informed you Sirs of what no one at the meeting dared to allude The such a delicate subject.
question 9
(PUC-Campinas) The sentence in which the relationship between verbs and their complement is correctly expressed is:
a) Yesterday we met and sympathized a lot with your friend.
b) She commits and then regrets her follies.
c) I approve of your proposal, but I don't entirely agree.
d) He did not forget or forgive the offense.
e) We witness and deplore the athlete's reaction.
Alternative e: We witness and deplore the athlete's reaction.
Correction of the remaining sentences:
a) Yesterday we know the your friend and we sympathize much with he. (The verb "to know" is direct transitive, while the verb "to sympathize" is indirect transitive).
lovely commit the follies and then if regret them. (The verb "commit" is direct transitive, while the verb "repent" is indirect transitive).
ç) I approve of your proposal, but not I agree with she entirely. (The verb "approve" is direct transitive, while the verb "agree" is indirect transitive).
d) He doesn't forgot the offense nor forgave her. (The verb "forget" is indirect transitive, while the verb "forgive" is direct transitive).
question 10
(ITA) Check the correct alternative:
a) Rather, I prefer to aspire to an honest position than to stay here.
b) I would rather aspire to an honest position than stay here.
c) I would rather aspire to an honest position than stay here.
d) I would rather aspire to an honest position than stay here.
e) I would rather aspire to an honest position than stay here.
Alternative e: I'd rather aspire to an honest position than stay here.
The verb "aspire" - meaning to desire - is governed by the preposition "a". The verb "prefer" is also governed by the preposition "a".
question 11
(FGV) Read below a fragment of Música ao Longe, by Érico Veríssimo. Then answer the questions.
a) In line 19, which justifies the use of preposition after the verb to remember?
b) Transcribe the sentence, but use another regency of the verb to remember admitted by the cultured norm.
1. NAP TIME. A great silence in the house.
2. It's sunny after a week of dark and humid days.
3. Clarissa opens a book to read. But the silence is so great that, restless, she puts the
4. volume on the shelf, rises and goes to the window, to see some life.
5. In front of the pharmacy is a man dressed in a thick lead-colored overcoat. One
6. skinny dog crosses the street. The collector's wife appears at the window. a foot boy
7. barefoot enters the Bakery.
8. Clarissa looks at the sky, which is a shy and faded blue, looks at the faint shadows
9. she walks out onto the street and then turns back into the room.
10. It's cold here. At the back of the mirror is an indecisive Clarissa, standing, arms down,
11. waiting. But waiting for what?
12. Clarissa remembers. It was in the summer. Everyone in the house slept. The flies danced in the air,
13. buzzing. It was a terrible sun, yellow and hot. In her room, Clarissa did not know that
14. to do. She suddenly thought of a mischief. Mom kept her cans of
15. sweet, its cookies and its breads that should last all week. it was forbidden to enter
16. there. Those who entered, from the little ones, ran the risk of being spanked instead of
17. custom.
18. But the siesta silence was full of treacherous invitations. Clarissa was thinking.
19. She remembered that the key to the kitchen door worked in the small attic room.
20. She went to pick it up on tiptoe. She found it in place. She walked slowly up the stairs. You
21. steps creaked and with each creak she got a little start that made her shiver.
22. Clarissa was going up, with the big key in her hand. Nobody... Silence...
23. In front of the attic door, she stopped, her heart pounding. She tried on the key. THE
24. principle did not fit well into the lock. Then she entered. Very cautiously, she opened the door and
25. she found herself in the midst of a fragrant darkness, a fresh darkness that smelled of sweets,
26. dumplings and bread.
27. Ate a lot. She came down full of fear. The other day D. Clemency discovered the violation, and
28. Clarissa took half a dozen spankings.
29. Now she remembers... And suddenly there's a big light, she has the big idea. "THE
30. kitchen key fits in the attic bedroom door.” Vasco's room is in the attic...
31. Vasco is in the office... Everyone sleeps... Oh!
32. And if she went to get the kitchen key and went upstairs, she went into Vasco's room and
33. discover the great mystery?
34. Do not. I am no longer a child. Do not. It is not right for a girl to enter a boy's room.
35. But he's not there... what harm does it do? Even if it were, it's your cousin. yes, don't be
36. scared. Let's go. Do not. I will not go. Can see. What will you think? I go up the stairs,
37. someone sees me, asks: "Where are you going, Clarissa?" Well, I go to the suitcase room.
38. Ready. Nobody can suspect. I will. No, I'm not going. I am going yes!
(Porto Alegre: Globo, 1981. pp. 132-133)
a) The fact that the verb is pronominal "remember" (remember in that the key).
b) remembered what the kitchen door key worked in the small attic room.
question 12
(PUC-SP) The period "Truth is that you remembered that D. Maria could with good reason ..." presents verbal regency that obeys the cult standard of the language.
Choose, among the alternatives below, the one that is also accepted by the cult standard of the language.
a) The truth is that I remembered that D. Mary could with good reason...
b) Truth is, I remembered that D. Mary could with good reason...
c) The truth is that he remembered that D. Mary could with good reason...
d) The truth is that I reminded you that D. Mary could with good reason...
e) The truth is that I reminded him that D. Mary could with good reason...
Alternative b: Truth is, I remembered that D. Mary could with good reason...
The verb "remember" is direct transitive, but it can be indirect transitive as long as they are accompanied by pronouns. Thus, the constructions are correct:
remember that D. Maria... OR remembered that D. Maria...
question 13
(UFPel) The sentence that does not present a regency problem(s), taking into account the written language, is:
a) He preferred to leave rather than stay until the end of the play.
b) The position everyone was aiming for has already been filled.
c) Remembered that he needed to get back to work.
d) The information we have is not enough to clarify the case.
e) I have no doubt that he will arrive soon.
Alternative b: The position everyone was aiming for has already been filled.
This is because the verb "to aim", meaning "to aim" is indirect transitive (accompanied by a preposition).
Correction of the remaining sentences:
The) preferred leave before The stay until the end of the piece. (The verb "prefer" is governed by the preposition "a").
c) Remembered that he needed to get back to work. (The verb "remember" is direct transitive. It can be indirect transitive - with preposition - only when it takes the pronominal form "remembered what").
d) The information what we have are not enough to clarify the case. (The verb "dispose", meaning "to possess", requires a complement with a preposition).
e) I don't have doubts that it will arrive soon. (The verb "doubt" can be either direct or indirect transitive. When it is followed by a pronoun (in this case, "he"), it must be accompanied by a preposition. Although "doubt" is not a verb, let us imagine the sentence as follows: "I doubt he will arrive soon").
question 14
(UECE) There is no regency error in:
a) The team aspired to the first place.
b) Obey the most experienced.
c) The neighbor gave birth to three healthy children.
d) True love follows frequent contacts.
Alternative b: Obey the more experienced.
This is because the verb "to obey" must be introduced by the preposition "a" (to obey).
Correction of the remaining sentences:
a) The team aspired to the first place. ("aspirate", meaning "desiring" is governed by the preposition "a").
c) gave à light the neighbor to three healthy children. (In the expression "give birth", the word "light" takes on the function of an indirect object, so it is accompanied by the preposition "a").
d) true love succeeds The frequent contacts. (The verb "succeed" is an indirect transitive. Thus, it must be accompanied by the preposition "a").
question 15
(UEPG) The incorrect alternative according to the grammar of the cultured language is:
a) I obey the regulation.
b) It is hard to believe that they fight.
c) Inhale the morning air.
d) I prefer to walk around watching TV.
e) The hunter has aimed at the target.
Alternative to: I obey the regulations.
The correct is: I obey to the regulation. ("Obey" is an indirect transitive verb, so it must be accompanied by a preposition).
b) The verb "believe" requires a complement with or without a preposition.
c) The verb "aspire" - meaning to breathe - does not require a preposition.
d) The verb "prefer" must always be followed by the preposition "a".
e) The verb "to aim" - meaning to aim - does not require a preposition.
question 16
(UGF) Check the sentence in which there is a verbal regency error.
a) Deforestation implies destruction and hunger.
b) We arrived in town before nightfall.
c) Jonas lives on Rua das Marrecas.
d) I warned him that he must leave.
e) Environmentalists attended a conference.
Alternative b: We arrived in town before nightfall.
The correct is: we arrived à city before nightfall. This is because the verb “to arrive” is governed by the prepositions “a, to” to indicate destination: “We arrived at the city” (preposition a + article a: a + a = à).
question 17
(FEI) Indicate the alternative that presents inaccuracy in the verbal regency:
a) It was difficult for him to understand the explanation.
b) Every change implies a new behavior.
c) The paratroopers needed the place of the fall.
d) The authorities did not forgive the strikers their boldness.
e) I informed you about the company's new plans.
Alternative e: I informed you about the company's new plans.
The correct is: I informed you you the company's new plans.
The verb "to inform" is both direct and indirect transitive. Thus, it requires a complement with a preposition (did I inform who?) and without a preposition (what did I inform?). Remembering that the pronoun “lhe” works as an indirect object.
question 18
(Ufac) Check the correct alternative according to the cultured standard of the Portuguese language, regarding the verbal regency:
a) Brazilians disobey the traffic code.
b) Children ran and jumped in the garden.
c) Yesterday I watched a great movie.
d) Taxes must be paid to City Hall.
e) The winners fraternized with the event organizers.
Alternative c: Yesterday I watched a great movie.
The verbs "watched", meaning "see" is an indirect transitive, therefore it requires a complement with a preposition.
Correction of the remaining sentences:
a) Brazilians disobey to the traffic code. ("to obey" is an indirect transitive verb - it requires a preposition).
b) Children ran and jumped in the garden. ("skip" is not a reflexive verb, so it should not be accompanied by the pronoun "if").
d) Taxes must be paid à City Hall. ("To pay" is a direct and indirect transitive verb. When referring to who is paid, it is indirect and, therefore, must be accompanied by the preposition "a").
e) The winners fraternized with the event organizers. ("To fraternize" is not a reflexive verb, so it should not be accompanied by the pronoun "if").
question 19
(FMU) Check the only incorrect alternative regarding the regency of the verb:
a) Forgave our tax backlog.
b) He reminded his friend that it was too late.
c) They lived on Rua da Paz.
d) My friend forgave his father.
e) Remembered all the happy moments.
Alternative e: Remembered all the happy moments.
The correct is: remembered all the happy moments.
The verb "remember" is direct transitive. It can be indirect transitive - with preposition - only when it takes the pronominal form "remembered what".
question 20
(FUMEC) With reference to the regency of the verb assist, all alternatives are correct, except in:
a) Yesterday we watched a beautiful movie on television.
b) Doctors assisted the sick during the war.
c) The coach assisted the players in training.
d) We will attend a seventh-day mass tomorrow.
e) Machado de Assis assisted in Botafogo.
Alternative to: Yesterday we saw a beautiful movie on television.
The correct is: We watched yesterday The a beautiful movie on television.
The verb "to watch", meaning "to see", is indirect transitive and thus requires a preposition. The same verb, meaning "help", is direct transitive, and is not accompanied by a preposition.
question 21
(Mackenzie) Indicate the correct alternative:
a) I prefer running than swimming.
b) I prefer running than swimming.
c) I prefer running over swimming.
d) I prefer running than swimming.
e) I prefer running over swimming.
Alternative d: I prefer running over swimming.
The verb to prefer must always be followed by the preposition "a". The construction of sentences with this verb should be: prefer (something) a. In the cultured language, enhancers should not be used, as happened in alternative c) (I prefer more run).
Alternative e) is incorrect due to the crasis.
question 22
(UEPG) Check the wrong alternative.
a) Teachers aim to train students.
b) The inspector has endorsed the documents.
c) The shooter aims at the target.
d) We aim for a happier future.
e) The unemployed seek better living conditions.
Alternative e: The unemployed seek better living conditions.
The correct is: The unemployed aim The better living conditions.
This is because the verb "to aim", meaning "objective", is an indirect transitive - it requires a complement with a preposition. This is the case for alternatives a), d) and e).
But the verb "to aim" can be directly transitive - without accompanying a preposition - when it has the meaning of "to aim, to initial". This is the case of alternatives b), and c).
question 23
(UEPB) "Despite some concerns of the central power in the northeast, the two regions, northeast and south, are like two worlds, back to back." (Correio da Paraíba, 05/24/05)
In this excerpt, there are two serious failures: one in conducting and the other in punctuation. Select, among the proposals below, the only alternative that meets the standard standard
a) "Despite some concerns of the central power with the northeast, the two regions, northeast and south, are still like two worlds, back to back."
b) "Despite some concerns of the central power in the northeast, the two regions, northeast and south, are still like two worlds, back to back."
c) "Despite some concerns of the central power with the northeast, the two northeast and south regions are still like two worlds, back to back."
d) "Despite some concerns of the central power in the northeast, the two northeast and south regions are like two worlds, back to back."
e) "Despite some concerns of the central power with the northeast, the two regions, northeast and south are still like two worlds, back to back."
Alternative to: "Despite some concerns of the central power with the northeast, the two regions, northeast and south, are still like two worlds, back to back."
b) "by the northeast" it seems that it is the northeast region that is concerned and not that the concern is with it.
c) and e) "still the two regions northeast and south" the regions must be enclosed in commas, "northeast, south". This is how we should do when specifying the northeast and south regions.
d) "in the northeast still the two regions". In addition to concerns about the northeast, there is also concern about the northeast and south. The comma before "yet" separates concerns.
question 24
(TRE-MG) Note the regency of the verbs of the rewritten sentences in the following items:
I - We will call the enemies hypocrites. We will call enemies hypocrites;
II - I informed you of my contempt for everything. I informed him of my contempt for everything;
III - The employee forgot the important event. The official forgot about the important event.
The rewritten sentence has the correct regency in:
a) I just
b) II only
c) III only
d) I and III only
e) I, II and III
Alternative d: I and III only.
The construction of sentence II was correct: I informed you the my contempt for everything.
The verb "to inform" is direct and indirect transitive: to inform someone about something. The pronoun "lhe" has the function of an indirect objective and thus the preposition "of" must be removed from the clause.
question 25
(TRE-RJ) "because it implies charging time" / because it implies charging time. The construction of the verb imply with the preposition in probably results from a syntactic crossover with a synonymous verb (import), being considered erroneous by some grammarians. The alternative in which there is a regency error in the second of the sentences is:
a) We prefer to pay interest rather than run out of product. / We prefer to pay interest rather than run out of product.
b) We easily forget the beautiful Aquinian reasoning. / We easily forget the beautiful Aquinian reasoning.
c) We want to inform you that our interest rates are low. / We want to let you know that our interest rates are low.
d) We still remember the beautiful Thomist philosophy class. / It still reminds us of the beautiful Thomist philosophy class.
e) If charging interest is a sin, we call all bankers sinners... / If charging interest is a sin, we call all bankers sinners.
Alternative to: We prefer to pay interest rather than run out of product. / We prefer to pay interest rather than run out of product.
The verb to prefer must always be followed by the preposition "a".
question 26
Considering the cultured language, indicate the alternatives with verbal regency error.
a) I went on the bus.
b) I went to the movies.
c) I arrived at school.
d) I arrived at school.
e) He obeyed his father and did not leave.
Alternatives b) I went to the movies. and d) I arrived at school.
The verb “to go” is governed by the prepositions “to, to”. Thus, alternative b) would be correct as follows: “I went to the cinema” (preposition a + article o).
The verb “to arrive” is governed by the prepositions “a, to” to indicate destination. Thus, alternative c) is correct: “I went to school” (preposition a + article a: a + a = a).
Depending on the meaning of the sentence, there are verbs that admit more than one complement. Thus, “I went to the cinema” is incorrect, while “I went on the bus” is correct. This is because the verb “to go” followed by the preposition “in” means the form used to go somewhere (“I went to + the (on) bus” means that the person went by bus).
The verb “to obey”, in turn, must have the preposition a (to obey) as a complement.
question 27
Fill in the gaps.
When he arrived in ______ the city, he went to the ______ house of his relatives, whom he missed very much. He didn't like ______ his cousins, but his uncles always went out of their way to ______ please. He was received with joy, to which ______ responded with a beautiful smile.
a) na, na, with, le, (without complement)
b) to, to, to, to, to, to
c) to, to, to, to, to, to
d) à, à, with (without complement), (without complement)
e) na, na, with, the, the, the
Alternative b: à, to a, with, lhe, a.
“When he arrived in town”. The verb “to arrive” is governed by the prepositions “a, to” to indicate destination: Arrived to the city (preposition a + article: a + a = à).
“went to his relatives' house”. The verb “to go” is governed by the prepositions “a, to”: “went to the house...” or “went to the house...” are both correct”.
"I didn't like the cousins." The verb “sympathize” is followed by the complement “with”.
"the uncles always did everything to please him." The verb "please", when it is indirect transitive, that is, it is accompanied by preposition, has the sense of "being pleasant", unlike when it is direct transitive (without preposition), which has the sense of "doing affection".
In this case, the prayer has the meaning of “being pleasant” and, therefore, its complement is an indirect object. The pronoun “lhe” works as an indirect object, while “o, a” works as a direct object.
“to which he replied to all with a beautiful smile.”. The verb “respond” must be followed by the complement “a”.
question 28
Which prayer below is correct?
"Obeys the rules of the game." or “Obey the rules of the game.”?
Obey the rules of the game.
The complement of the verb “to obey” must be introduced by the preposition “a”. Thus, “Obeys the rules of the game” is correct, whose crased “a” signals the presence of the preposition a + article a.
question 29
Comment on the prayer below.
Pointillism is a painting technique that consists of small dots that form an image.
The complement of the verb “to consist” must be introduced by the preposition “in”. Therefore, the sentence below contains a verbal regency error. The sentence should be written as follows: “Pointillism is a painting technique that consisting of small dots that form an image.”.
question 30
Fill in the blanks: I thanked ______ nurses for ______ care provided.
a) the, to the
b) to, to
c) to, to
d) the, for
e) the, of the
Alternative to: os, to.
The verb “to thank” is a direct and indirect transitive verb. Thus:
I thanked who? To nurses (an indirect object, because it requires preposition).
I thanked what? The care provided (a direct object, as it does not require preposition).
question 31
There are verbs whose complement can result in a change of meaning. Explain the meaning of the sentences below.
I. The new teacher did not please the students.
II. The girl pleased the puppy on arrival.
In the first sentence, the verb “please” means “did not please”. In the second sentence, the same verb means “made affection”.
Changing transitivity can change the meaning of a verb. In the first sentence, the verb “please” is indirect transitive (governed by a preposition), while in the second, the verb “please” is direct transitive (governed without a preposition).
question 32
Indicate the right alternatives.
I. It entailed stockouts.
II. She teased the employee.
III. I love my family very much.
IV. The client called the employee negligent.
V. The boy targeted the woman who entered the party alone.
a) II and IV
b) I, III and V
c) I, II and IV
d) II and III
e) All alternatives are correct.
Alternative e) All alternatives are right, because:
The verb “imply” as a direct transitive (without preposition) means “consequence”;
The verb “imply” as an indirect transitive (with preposition) means “to enrage”;
The verb "want" as a direct transitive (without preposition) means "to desire", but as an indirect transitive (with preposition) means “to estimate”, as is the case with the sentence “I love my family very much” (preposition a + article The).
The verb “to call” with the meaning of “to name, to nickname” can be either direct or indirect transitive. Thus, it would also be correct “The client called the employee a careless person.”.
The verb "to aim" as a direct transitive (without preposition) means "to aim", but as an indirect transitive (with preposition) means “to aim”, as in the case of the sentence “The boy aimed at the woman...” (preposition a + article a).
question 33
Indicate if the sentences of the pairs below are correct and explain.
"Aspirated the office." and “Aspired to the dream office and fulfilled his wish.”.
"Watched the scene." and “Assisted the neighbors who needed help.”.
All of the above prayers are correct. This is because there are verbs that admit more than one complement, which can change the meaning of the verb.
Aspire, as a direct transitive verb (without preposition), has the meaning of absorbing. On the other hand, to aspire, as an indirect transitive verb (with preposition), has the meaning of “desiring”.
Watching, as an indirect transitive verb (with preposition), means seeing. On the other hand, watching, as a direct transitive verb (without preposition), has the meaning of giving support.
For you to know more:
- Verbal Regency
- Verbal agreement exercises with feedback
- Verbal and nominal conducting exercises with feedback
- Exercises on nominal conducting (with template)
