question 1
Tick the alternative that no presents an asyndetic coordinate sentence
a) At Natalia's party we ate, sang, and danced all night long.
b) Don't drink when you're eating, you'll get stomach pains.
c) The employee does not want to work, learn, study.
d) I arrived early so I will have to wait for school to open.
e) My grandmother used to make cakes, pies, puddings.
Correct alternative: d) I arrived early so I will have to wait for school to open.
Syndetic coordinated clauses do not have any connectives, whereas syndectic coordinated clauses are always linked by a coordinating conjunction.
In the phrase “I arrived early, so I will have to wait for the school to open.”, the “therefore” is a coordinating conjunction of conclusion. So this is a concluding coordinated prayer.
question 2
All alternatives present an adversative coordinating conjunction, except
a) she didn't want to go to college, but she liked the course and the place.
b) He works a lot but never saves money.
c) Carla was in a bad mood, however she presented the work very well.
d) José likes to sing, however he dances much better.
e) It took us a while to get to the beach, as there was a lot of traffic.
Correct alternative: e) We took a while to get to the beach, as there was a lot of traffic.
The “because” is an explanatory, not an adversative, coordinating conjunction. It is used to explain or justify something.
In the other alternatives, all have an adversative coordinating conjunction:
a) but
b) however
c) however
d) however
question 3
"They're fighting a lot, they're going to get divorced soon."
The sentence above is a coordinated prayer.
a) explanatory
b) conclusive
c) alternative
d) adversative
e) additive
Correct alternative: b) conclusive.
The concluding coordinated clauses express the idea of conclusion, and the most used conjunctions are: therefore, finally, therefore, therefore, therefore, consequently.
question 4
Additive coordinated clauses express the idea of sum. The alternative below that does not present this idea is
a) Sometimes he likes pizza, sometimes he likes hamburgers.
b) Likes museums as well as theatre.
c) Jessica visited Portugal and Spain.
d) Do not do or let anyone else do.
e) Likes to stay at home, as well as to go out.
Correct alternative: a) Sometimes you like pizza, sometimes you like hamburger.
Alternative a) does not present the idea of sum, but rather alternation, choice, being, therefore, an alternative coordinated clause with the presence of the conjunction “now…now”.
The most used connectives in additive coordinated clauses are: and, not, not only, but also, but still, as well, as well. So, in the alternatives, we have:
b) as well as
c) and
d) neither
e) as well as
question 5
Rewrite prayers from the ideas contained in each alternative below in order to obtain prayers with a period composed by coordination.
a) Walked in the rain. Got a cold. (conclusion)
b) On vacation, I read a lot. I went to the beach many times. (addition)
c) The teacher likes my texts. The teacher doesn't like my texts. (alternation)
d) Woke up early to take care of everything. Much remains to be done. (adversity)
e) Listen to what he says. He has more experience. (explanation)
a) Walked in the rain, that is why got a cold. (conclusive syndectic coordinated prayer)
b) On vacation, I read a lot and I went to the beach many times. (additive syndetic coordinated prayer)
ç) Now the teacher likes my way of writing, now do not like. (alternative syndetic coordinated prayer)
d) Woke up early to take care of everything, although a lot remained to be done. (adversative syndetic coordinated prayer)
e) Listen to what he says, why he has more experience. (explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer)
question 6
Sort the coordinated prayers below into:
I. additive syndectic coordinated prayer
II. adversative syndetic coordinated prayer
III. alternative syndetic coordinated prayer
IV. concluding syndectic coordinated prayer
V. explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer
a) Don't talk anymore, he's heard enough.
b) I did everything she asked, yet she was not satisfied.
c) I arrived and went to take a shower.
d) Now greets, now does not.
e) The director has not arrived yet, so we cannot start the meeting.
a) Don't talk anymore, he's heard enough.
Explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer, because I expressed a justification for the request not to speak anymore: because the other person has already heard enough.
b) I did everything she asked, yet she was not satisfied.
Adversative syndectic coordinated prayer, because I expressed an adversity or opposition, that is, even doing everything that someone asked, that person is not satisfied.
c) I arrived and went to take a shower.
Additive syndectic coordinated prayer, because it expresses the idea of sum, that is, the things I did: I arrived and took a shower.
d) Now greets, now does not.
Alternative syndectic coordinated prayer, because I express facts that alternate: greeting, not greeting.
e) The director has not arrived yet, so we cannot start the meeting.
Syndetic coordinated prayer concluding, because it concludes that in the absence of the director the meeting cannot start.
question 7
I do all my homework in the morning, ___ get the afternoon free. the gap above no can be replaced by conjunction
a) because
b) consequently
c) soon
d) like this
e) however
Correct alternative: e) however.
The above clause is a concluding coordinated clause as it expresses the idea of conclusion, and the most used conjunctions are: therefore, consequently, so, so, therefore, finally, then.
The conjunction “however” is used in adversative coordinated clauses that express the idea of opposition.
question 8
Coordinated conjunctions are those used to link coordinated clauses and depending on the function they play in the sentence can be: additive, adversative, alternative, conclusive and explanatory.
tick the alternative incorrect on the classification of the conjunction used:
a) I'll call him, soon I'll know what happened. (conclusive)
b) We went on vacation in August and got a lot of sun. (additive)
c) At the end of the year, he got a good gift, as he got very good grades. (conclusive)
d) Sometimes happy, sometimes not sad. (alternative)
e) I will study all night because I am late. (explanatory)
Correct alternative: c) At the end of the year, he got a good gift, as he got very good grades. (conclusive)
Incorrect clause presents an explanatory, not a conclusive, coordinating conjunction. That's because she explains a fact: because he did very well at school, he got a good gift at the end of the year.
question 9
"I did not understand, or I pretended not to understand."
The highlighted word is a coordinating conjunction
a) additive
b) adversative
c) conclusive
d) explanatory
e) alternative
Correct alternative: e) alternative.
The “or” is a coordinating conjunction used in coordinated alternative clauses that express alternation, choice.
question 10
I. Do you like the beach, but also mountain.
II. are hungry, but don't eat right.
In the above clauses, the highlighted conjunctions convey the idea of
a) I: addition; II: opposition
b) I: addition; II: conclusion
c) I: explanation; II: opposition
d) I: explanation; II: conclusion
e) I: alternation; II: opposition
Correct alternative: a) I: addition; II: opposition.
Although the conjunction “but” is being used in the two clauses, it conveys different ideas.
In the first, the “but” is used to indicate addition, addition (Like two things: beach and mountain).
In the second sentence, the conjunction conveys the idea of opposition (the person is hungry, and even then he is not eating properly).
question 11
(FCMMG-2012) “We are pacifists but we do not give up scientific studies and manipulations that are intertwined, whether for military or peaceful purposes”.
the conjunction but, highlighted in the fragment, establishes the logical-semantic relationship of
a) addition
b) explanation
c) grant
d) alternation
e) adversity
Correct alternative: e) adversity.
The conjunction "but" brings the idea of contrast. This means that we are pacifists, despite this, we do not give up studies even for military purposes.
question 12
(Fuvest) Among the periods transcribed below, one is composed of coordination and contains an adversative syndetic coordinated clause. Check the alternative corresponding to this period.
a) Frustration grows and hopelessness does not subside.
b) What to say without slipping into pessimism, poignant criticism or self-absolution?
c) It is also useless to think that we, the elite, have enough wealth to distribute.
d) Let's be frank.
e) In global terms we are irrelevant as an economic power, but at the same time extremely representative as a population.
Alternative e: In global terms we are irrelevant as an economic power, but at the same time extremely representative as a population.
The conjunction "but" brings the idea of opposition, contrast or compensation. This means that we are irrelevant as an economic power, yet we are extremely representative as a population.
question 13
(Fuvest-2001) Considering the logical relationship between the two segments of proverbs cited below, the dotted space CANNOT be correctly filled by the conjunction BUT, Only in:
a) Man dies, (...) fame remains.
b) Kingdom with new king (...) people with new law.
c) Beautiful viola outside, (...) inside musty bread.
d) Friends, friends! (...) business apart.
e) The word is of silver, (...) silence is of gold.
Correct alternative b) Kingdom with new king (...) people with new law.
The prayer above brings the idea of conclusion: if there is a new king, soon there will be a new law. It could be written as follows: Kingdom with new king, (soon) people with new law.
The remaining prayers bring the idea of opposition:
a) Man dies, but fame remains.
c) Beautiful viola outside, but moldy bread inside.
d) Friends, friends! But business aside.
e) The word is silver, but silence is golden.
question 14
Identify the only alternative which is asyndetic coordinated prayer.
a) My patient does not want to eat or go out.
b) Speak, speak and say nothing.
c) My patient has no appetite, no desire to go out, interact with people.
d) I'm feeling better so I'm going to work.
e) Travel, whether it was allowed or not.
Correct alternative: c) My patient has no appetite, no desire to go out, interact with people.
The alternative above is composed of three prayers (My patient has no appetite, / desire to go out, / interact with people.). All of them are linked together, without resorting to any conjunction. Thus, we are faced with the only asyndetic coordinated prayer of the exercise.
The remaining alternatives use the following conjunctions:
a) My patient does not want to eat nor get out. (neither = and no) - additive syndectic coordinated clause
b) speak, speak and Do not say anything. - adversative syndetic coordinated prayer
d) I'm feeling better, therefore I am going to work. - concluding syndectic coordinated prayer
e) Travel, would you like were allowed, would you like do not. - alternative syndetic coordinated prayer
question 15
Likes comedy movies, but you also like horror movies.
The highlighted prayer is:
a) additive syndectic coordinated prayer.
b) adversative syndectic coordinated prayer.
c) explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer.
d) asyndetic coordinated prayer.
e) syndectic and asyndetic coordinated prayer.
Correct alternative: a) additive syndectic coordinated clause.
Although “but” is a conjunction used generally to oppose something, in this case the conjunction “but” is expressing addition. In this way, it could be replaced by “how”, “and”: He likes comedy movies, as he also likes horror movies. / Likes comedy movies and also likes horror movies.
question 16
Identify the only alternative which is a syndectic coordinated prayer.
a) In the morning he takes care of the house, in the afternoon he works on his personal project, in the evening he is with his family.
b) Serves people very well.
c) Both the owner and the employee serve customers very poorly.
d) Everyone wants you to come.
e) I need to get out, air!
Correct alternative: c) Both the owner and the employee serve customers very poorly.
This is an alternative syndectic coordinated clause, because it expresses alternate facts, which is verified through the use of the conjunctions “wants…wants…”.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) In the morning he takes care of the house, in the afternoon he works on his personal project, in the evening he is with his family.
It is an asyndetic coordinated prayer, as the prayers are used without the need to use any conjunction.
b) Serves people very well.
This is a single prayer, that is, we are facing a simple period; the coordinated clauses have a compound period (they are formed by two or more clauses).
d) Everyone wants you to come.
We are facing a period composed of subordination, as one sentence syntactically depends on the other. The prayer “May you come” syntactically depends on the prayer “All will”. Coordinated clauses - syndectic or asyndetic - are independent.
e) I need to get out, air!
It is an asyndetic coordinated prayer, as the prayers are used without the need to use any conjunction.
question 17
(UNlMFP-SP) "Mauro did not study anything and was approved". despite the and, normally additive, the underlined clause is:
a) adversative
b) conclusive
c) explanatory
d) alternative
e) causal
Correct alternative: a) adversative.
The conjunction "and" can have contrast value, such as "but nevertheless": Mauro did not study anything, but was approved.
question 18
(UERJ-2001)
"The Internet is the portal of the new era, but only 3% of the Brazilian population has access to the Internet today." ('The globe'. 09/07/2000)
Analyzing the use of the MAS connective in the construction above, it is possible to conclude that, in addition to connecting two parts of the sentence, it performs the following function:
a) reaffirm the meaning of the first part.
b) allow the internal understanding of the two sentences.
c) undo the ambiguity of meaning in the first part.
d) show a relationship of meaning between the two parts.
Correct alternative: d) show a relationship of meaning between the two parts.
The conjunction "but" establishes an idea of opposition between prayers: the fact that the internet is the gateway to the new age versus the reduced number of people with access to it.
question 19
(UFPR-2013) Consider the following information extracted from a newspaper story:
43% of homes in Brazil are unsuitable for housing, says IBGE. Rate represents 24.7 million of the 57.5 million homes in the country in 2008. In 1992, however, 63.2% of the houses were not considered adequate.
The connection between the statements made with the use of “but” highlights that the indexes of unsuitable households for housing in 2008 and 1992:
a) are similar: the rates were very high in 1992 and are still high in 2008.
b) they are in opposition: even high, the 2008 indices show an improvement in relation to 1992.
c) are contradictory: 2008 data show results opposite to what could be predicted from 1992 data.
d) point in opposite directions: they reveal a setback in housing adequacy between 1992 and 2008.
e) are complementary: 2008 indices were predictable from 1992 data.
Correct alternative: b) they are in opposition: even high, the 2008 indices show an improvement in relation to 1992.
The conjunction "however" brings the idea of opposition: The data for 2008 are high, however, they are lower than those for 1992, that is, there was an improvement.
question 20
(UFSM) Mark the sequence of conjunctions that establish, between the clauses of each item, a correct relationship of meaning.
1. It went too much,... it fell.
2. You slept poorly,... dreams did not leave him alone.
3. Matter perishes,... the soul is immortal.
4. Read the book,... is able to describe the characters in detail.
5. Keep your belongings,... can serve later.
a) because, however, therefore, soon, however
b) why, why, but therefore that
c) soon, however, because, but
d) however, because, soon, however, because
e) however, that, because, therefore, therefore
Correct alternative: b) so, because, but, therefore, that.
Correction:
1. It went too much, that is why it fell. (conclusive syndectic coordinated prayer)
2. slept poorly, why dreams did not leave him alone. (explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer)
3. Matter perishes, but the soul is immortal. (adversative syndetic coordinated prayer)
4. He read the book, therefore is able to describe the characters in detail. (conclusive syndectic coordinated prayer)
5. Keep your belongings, what can serve later. (explanatory syndetic coordinated prayer)
question 21
(IFAL-2018) "I didn't want to rip his illusions away. He too, as a child, and even later, was superstitious, had a whole arsenal of beliefs, which his mother had instilled in him and which at the age of twenty disappeared. The day he dropped all this parasitic vegetation, and only the trunk of religion was left, he, like had received both teachings from his mother, involved them in the same doubt, and soon after in a single denial total. Camilo didn't believe in anything. Because? He couldn't say it, he didn't have a single argument; he just denied everything. And I say wrongly, because to deny is still to affirm, and he did not formulate disbelief; faced with the mystery, he contented himself with lifting his shoulders, and walked on."
(MACHADO DE ASSIS. Complete works in four volumes, volume 2. São Paulo: Editora Nova Aguilar, 2015, p. 435)
Check the option where there is no correspondence of ideas with the phrase: "And I say bad, because denying is still affirming..."
a) And I say bad, because denying is still affirming...
b) And I say bad, because denying is still affirming...
c) And I say bad, because denying is still affirming...
d) And I say bad, since denying is still affirming...
e) And I say bad, although denying is still affirming...
Correct alternative: e) And I say wrongly, although denying is still affirming...
This is an adversative syndectic coordinated prayer. "While" is synonymous with "although".
All other clauses are explanatory syndetic coordinates.
question 22
(FGV-SP) The periods below are presented in no order. Arrange them and indicate the alternative where the sequence of numbers properly recomposes the logical order in which they should occur.
- Furthermore, there are still many places where there are no readers.
- In the United States and Canada, for example, unlimited internet access is available for a monthly fee, including the telephone.
- In Japan, for example, everyone has to pay 10 yen for three minutes online.
- The internet may have a global character, but in each country there are specific economic and social characteristics that can facilitate or limit access to the internet.
- In most countries, however, usage is charged by the minute.
- Therefore, in regions of Russia, Africa or Central America, access to the internet is out of the question.
a) 4-2-3-5-1-6
b) 4-2-5-3-1-6
c) 2-1-6-4-3-5
d) 2-5-6-4-1-3
e) 4-6-5-3-2-1
Correct alternative: b) 4-2-5-3-1-6.
Ordered text:
4. The internet can have a global character, but in each country there are specific economic and social characteristics that can facilitate or limit access to the network.
2. In the United States and Canada, for example, unlimited internet access is available for a monthly fee, including the telephone.
5. In most countries, However, usage is charged per minute.
3. In Japan, for example, everyone has to pay 10 yen for three minutes online.
1. Furthermore, there are still many places where there are no readers.
6. That is why, in regions of Russia, Africa or Central America, internet access is out of the question.
4. The conjunction "but" brings the idea of opposition: the global character of the internet versus the economic specifics of each country.
5. The conjunction "however" also brings the idea of opposition: unlimited internet access versus internet charged per minute of use.
6. The conjunction "because of this" also brings the idea of a conclusion: the fact that there are no readers means that access to the internet does not make sense.
question 23
(FGV-2007)
"Shepherd of clouds, I was put to work in a meadow so helpless that it neither begins nor ends, and where it is never night and never dawn.
(Shepherds of the earth, you have peace, you look to the sun and find direction. You know when it is late, you know when it is early. I do not.)"
This excerpt is part of a poem by Cecília Meireles, entitled Destino, a kind of profession of faith by the author.
The combination of the two coordinated sentences that make up the second verse of the second stanza - "that you look at the sun and find direction" - makes sense
a) explanatory
b) comparative
c) conditional
d) concessive
e) temporal
Correct alternative: a) explanatory.
Syndetic coordinated clauses can only be additive, adversative, alternative, conclusive and explanatory.
The remaining alternatives correspond to classifications of subordinate adverbial clauses.
question 24
(ITA-1999)
I stopped at an intersection. I remembered the kid in the basement. If I ever needed to run away, I would try to take him with me. I wanted to give him a chance. I crossed the street and remembered how different I was just a few weeks ago. He did not hesitate when receiving an order, however incomprehensible it was. Reading a few pages of Dr. Bertonni's diary was like turning the world upside down. I was entitled to rations, home and work. I thought you were happy about it. As he unraveled the history of the world, through the old newspapers and the diary, he was gripped by fear. I often thought I lost my happiness for knowing so much. But now I realize: months ago I wasn't happy, just ignorant.
Costa, Marcos Tulio. THE CORNER OF THE DAMN BIRD. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1986.
In that same text, mark the option corresponding to the function of the conjunction 'but' in the last line of the text:
a) Establishes an opposition between happiness and ignorance.
b) Opposes the present tense to the past tense.
c) Opposes perceiving to knowing.
d) Complements the idea of happiness with the idea of ignorance.
e) It contrasts the narrator's past life with a certain notion of ignorance.
Correct alternative: a) Establishes an opposition between happiness and ignorance.
The conjunction "but" brings the idea of opposition.
Answer: Had the narrator of the text stopped being happy? The answer is: On the contrary, he had never been happy.
question 25
(Enem-2011) Cultivating a healthy lifestyle is extremely important to reduce the risk of heart attack, but also problems such as sudden death and stroke. It means that maintaining a healthy diet and practicing regular physical activity already reduces, by itself, the chances of developing various problems. It is also important for controlling blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels. It also helps to reduce stress and increase physical capacity, factors that, together, reduce the chances of a heart attack. Exercising, in these cases, with medical supervision and moderation, is highly recommended.
ATALIA, M. Our life. Era. March 23 2009.
The ideas conveyed in the text are organized by establishing relationships that act in the construction of meaning. In this regard, it is identified, in the fragment, that
a) The expression “Furthermore” marks a sequencing of ideas.
b) the connective “but also” initiates a sentence that expresses the idea of contrast.
c) the term “how” in “like sudden death and stroke” introduces a generalization.
d) the term “Also” expresses a justification.
e) the term “factors” cohesively includes “cholesterol and blood glucose levels”.
Correct alternative: a) The expression “Furthermore” marks a sequence of ideas.
It contains information about the benefits of cultivating a healthy lifestyle: reducing the risk of heart attack, sudden death and stroke, reduces the chances of developing various problems, to control blood pressure, among others.
question 26
(ITA-2018)
In a few decades, Brazil will be one of the countries with the highest number of elderly people in the world, and it needs to run to being able to serve them in their best and healthiest ways: the desire to live independently and autonomy. [...] The mantra of old age in the 21st century is “aging in place”, which Americans call aging in place. The concept that guides new policies and businesses aimed at the oldest old has as its main objective to make people are able to stay at home as long as possible, without needing a family member to do so. close. This is not an apology for loneliness, but facing a fact of contemporary reality: residences no longer shelter three generations under one roof and most of today's elderly people prefer, in fact, to live alone, maintaining their own nose.
Available in: http://veja.abril.com.br/brasilenvelhecer-no-seculo-xxi/, March 18 2016. Adapted. Accessed on: 10 Aug. 17.
The conjunction highlighted in the sentence "This is not an apology for loneliness, but to face a given of contemporary reality: ...” has the semantic function of
a) rectification
b) compensation
c) complementation
d) separation
e) addition
Correct alternative: a) rectification.
The conjunction "but" in this case clarifies, or rather wants to make it really clear, that the idea here is not to defend loneliness. In fact, it is necessary to face that the elderly prefer to live alone.
question 27
(UNEMAT-2009) Analyze the functioning of the conjunctions highlighted in the following statements.
I. How to protect your money
The new guide for you to understand the effect of the global crisis on your pocket - and the best strategies to face these tight times.
(Time, 02/28/09)
II. Internet without leaving the couch
New technologies bring network videos to the living room TV. Therefore, begins a new battle for your audience.
(Adapted. Season, 02/28/09)
III. The raw, baked and boiled truth
A new study on the effects of meat suggests it could be harmful - but just in excess. It's the missing argument for those who love a steak.
(Time, 02/28/09)
The conjunctions "and", "Therefore" and "but" establish between the clauses, respectively, a relation of:
a) addition - explanation - conclusion
b) addition - conclusion - opposition
c) separation - explanation - opposition
d) addition - exclusion - justification
e) explanation - conclusion - opposition
Correct alternative: b) addition - conclusion - opposition.
I. The conjunction "and" brings the idea of sum. This means that in addition to the guide explaining the effect of the crisis, it also offers strategies to face it.
II. The conjunction "therefore" brings the idea of conclusion. The fact is that there are new technologies, from which it is concluded that a new battle for the audience begins.
III. The conjunction "but" brings the idea of opposition. This means that meat can be harmful or not, depending on the amount consumed.
question 28
(UNIFESP-2008- Adapted)
And he said [God], I will certainly return to thee at this time of life; and behold, Sarah thy wife shall bear a son. And Sara listened at the door of the tent, which was behind him.
And they were Abraham and Sarah already old, and advanced in age; Sara had already ceased the custom of women.
So then Sarah laughed to herself, saying, Shall I still have delight after I am old, when my lord also is old? (...)
And he conceived Sarah, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time, which God had spoken to him.
(www.bibliaonline.com.br, Gen 18. 10-12; 21, 2.)
In
- Thus, because, Sara laughed to herself...
- ...what God you had spoken.
the conjunction because has value _________ and the pronoun you refers to the term _________ .
The spaces must be filled, respectively, with
a) conclusive and Abraham
b) explanatory and Sara
c) causal and Sara
d) explanatory and Abraham
e) conditional and Abraham
Correct alternative: a) conclusive and Abraham.
The conjunction "because" brings the idea of conclusion.
From the hypothesis of becoming pregnant in old age, Sara expresses surprise. She concludes that being old she can't get pregnant, so she laughs at the situation.
question 29
(Fuvest-1999)
The amateur becomes the beloved thing,
by virtue of too much imagining;
I don't have more to want,
for in me I have the desired part.
If my soul is transformed in it,
what more does the body want to achieve?
In itself can only rest,
for with such a soul is bound.
But this beautiful and pure semi-idea,
which, like an accident in its subject,
so my soul conforms,
is in thought as an idea:
and the living and pure love that I'm made of,
how simple matter seeks form.
(Camões, ed. THE. J. da Costa Pimpão)
The semantic relationship expressed by the term LOGO on the back "I don't have, LOGO, more than I want" occurs equally in:
a) He did not remember having a picture of the boy. AND SOON the portrait he had longed for.
b) As soon as night fell, a kerosene lamp was lit.
c) He is a human being, LOGO deserves our respect.
d) And it was SOON that he reached this conclusion.
e) Got sick, and LOGO that month, when he was full of commitments.
Correct alternative: c) It is a human being, LOGO deserves our respect.
In "I don't have, LOGO, more than I want", the conjunction "logo" brings the idea of conclusion, as in "It's a human being, LOGO deserves our respect."
In the remaining "soon" prayers:
a) explains that the boy's portrait was what he had longed for.
b) has the sense of "immediately".
d) is synonymous with "justly", "precisely".
e) has a sense of "at this moment".
question 30
(Fatec-2017) More educated, women still earn less and have difficulties to climb the career ladder
Brazilian women become less pregnant in adolescence, study more than men and had a greater increase in average monthly income, as shown by the IBGE Gender Statistics, taken from the 2010 Census database, but they still earn lower salaries and have difficulties in moving up in the career.
http://tinyurl.com/gnbsmbs
Accessed on: 08.29.2016. Adapted.
The title of the article – More educated, women still earn less and have difficulties in climbing the career ladder – could be replaced, without prejudice to meaning, by:
a) Women, more educated, perhaps earn more, however they have obstacles to rise in the career.
b) Women, more educated, still earn less, as well as face obstacles to climb the career ladder.
c) Women, who are more educated, sometimes earn less, therefore they have specificities to improve their careers.
d) More educated, women, even if they face difficulties to progress in their careers, earn the same or more.
e) More educated, women have particularities to move up in the career, as they already earn more.
Correct alternative: b) Women, more educated, still earn less, as well as face obstacles to rise in the career.
The remaining prayers distort the meaning of women's gain:
a) perhaps earn more
c) sometimes earn less
d) earn the same or more
e) because they already earn more
However, the original prayer states that women still earn less.
question 31
(Enem-2014)
Assignment
Bite the bitter fruit and do not spit
But tell others how bitter it is
Fulfill the unfair deal and not fail
But warning others how unfair it is
Suffer the fake scheme and don't give in
But tell others how false it is.
Also say that things are changeable...
And when in many not to pulse
— from the bitter and unfair and false to change —
so trusting exhausted people with the plan
of a new and much more human world.
CAMPOS, G. Assignment. Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Civilization, 1981.
In the organization of the poem, the uses of the conjunction “but” articulate, in addition to their syntactic function,
a) the link between semantically similar verbs.
b) the opposition between apparently irreconcilable actions.
c) the introduction of the strongest argument of a sequence.
d) the reinforcement of the cause presented in the introductory statement.
e) the intensity of social problems present in the world.
Correct alternative: c) the introduction of the strongest argument of a sequence.
The conjunction "but" introduces an adversative coordinated sentence.
The poet presents a sequence of actions that are difficult to be performed. He reinforces with the conjunction "but" that, despite being difficult, he needs to warn others, after all, he is what the title of the poem translates and is, therefore, the strongest argument in the poem, the task.
question 32
(Enem-2010) Diego Souza ironizes Palmeiras fans
Palmeiras beat Atlético-GO by 1-0, with a goal at the end of the match. The scenario was supposed to be one of joy, as Verdão's team won and took an important step to win a place in the semifinals, but that's not exactly what happened.
Midfielder Diego Souza was substituted in the second half under the boos of fans from Palmeira and even made obscene gestures in response to the crowd. At the end of the game, the midfielder even said that he was happy to play at Verdão.
— I'm not thinking about leaving Palmeiras. I'm very happy here,” he said.
Asked about the boos from the fans while he was substituted, Diego Souza made fun of the Palmeiras fans.
"Booing?" What hoots? — mocks Verdão's shirt number 7 before going down to the locker rooms.
Available in: http://oglobo.globo.com. Accessed on: April 29 2010.
The textual progression takes place through semantic relationships that are established between parts of the text. Such relationships can be clearly presented by the use of cohesive elements or not made explicit, in the case of juxtaposition. Considering the text read,
a) in the first paragraph, the connective given that marks a consequence relationship between the segments of the text.
b) in the first paragraph, the connective but makes explicit an addition relationship between text segments.
c) between the first and second paragraphs, a causal relationship is implicit.
d) in the fourth paragraph, the connective While establishes an explanatory relationship between the segments of the text.
e) between the fourth and fifth paragraphs, an oppositional relationship is implicit.
Correct alternative: c) between the first and second paragraphs, a causal relationship is implicit.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) "since" brings the idea of explanation, not of consequence.
b) "but" marks contrast, opposition.
d) "while" indicates the time when the action was performed.
e) irony is present in these paragraphs, not opposition.
Question 33
(Cesgranrio-2000)
Perfection
let's celebrate human stupidity
The stupidity of all nations (...)
Let's celebrate the stupidity of the people
Our police and television (...)
Let's celebrate hunger (...)
let's celebrate our flag
Our past of glorious absurdities (...)
Everything that is normal Let's sing the National Anthem together (...)
Come on love always has the open door
And spring is coming
Our future starts over:
Come, that what comes is perfection.
urban Legion
The last stanza confirms the appeal that characterizes the entire text. This appeal is reinforced in "Come. THAT what comes is perfection.” (v. 13), where WHAT has value
a) concessive
b) explanatory
c) additive
d) adversative
e) conclusive
Correct alternative: b) explanatory.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) Grant is synonymous with permission. The clauses that bring this idea are subordinate (concessive adverbial subordinate clauses), but in the above case the clause is coordinated.
c) The connective "that" does not bring the idea of sum. Examples of connectives that play this role are: and, but also, neither.
d) The connective "that" does not bring the idea of contrast. Examples of connectives that play this role are: however, however, nevertheless.
e) The connective "that" does not carry the idea of completion. Examples of connectives that play this role are: so, so, so.
question 34
(Uninta-2016)
Tell me what garbage you produce and I'll tell you who you are
The transformations of a society could be measured by changes in waste production. Garbage is the mirror of society. Each neighborhood, each city produces its own. And if garbage today is so similar, it's only because of globalization. Garbage is objective, subjective, material and virtual. Nothing and no one escapes the garbage. There are people who live off other people's garbage. Estamira, as we know her in the documentary that bears her name, is an example.
To speak the language of the philosophers of fashion, we can say that there is a becoming-junk. That garbage is destiny. Garbage is, after all, what we throw away, but that's not all. It's what we throw away because it's unwanted. Even though the act of playing is conscious, so often something we think we've lost hasn't been thrown into the trash can unconsciously? Now, garbage is all that we will unconsciously inherit. Something we didn't see left. We don't know what's really left for us and that's the name so much of our vanity.
(Marcia Tiburi, 09/20/2015. Fragment. Available in: http://revistacult.uol.com.br/home/2015/09/v‐de‐vaidade/.)
Considering the relationships established by the terms underlined in: "The garbage is, in the end, what we throw away, but not only.” (2nd §), it is correct to state that the established articulation expresses ideas of, respectively:
a) Addition - contrast
b) Conclusion - caveat
c) Explanation - opposition
d) Assumption - focusing
e) Simultaneity - opposition
Correct alternative: b) Conclusion – caveat.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) The connective "after all" does not carry the idea of sum. Examples of connectives that play this role are: like, like, not only.
c) The connective "after all" does not carry the idea of explanation. Examples of connectives that play this role are: this is actually because.
d) The connective "after all" is not used in constructing a presupposition, just as the connective "but" is not used to focus. In the case above, "but" brings the idea of a caveat.
e) The connective "after all" does not bring the idea of simultaneity. "But" may be like contraposition, but this is not the case in the case above.
question 35
(Cesgranrio-2010)
Well with life
Happiness is the sum of small happinesses.
I read that sentence on a billboard in Paris and I knew, in that
moment that my concept of happiness was over
to change. I already suspected that happiness with lyrics
capital letters did not exist, but it gave her the benefit of
doubt. After all, since we understand each other,
we learn to dream of this happiness in the superlative.
But there, seeing that billboard strategically
placed in the middle of my path (which, of course,
shape, coincided with the middle of my life trajectory),
I was sure that happiness, contrary to what we
taught fairy tales and Hollywood movies,
it is not a magical, lasting state. In real life, the
that exists is a homeopathic, distributed happiness
in dropper. A sunset here, a kiss there, a
cup of freshly brewed coffee, a book we don't
can close, a man who makes us dream, a
friend who makes us laugh... These are situations and moments that
let's stack with the care and delicacy that
deserve − small and medium-sized joys and even
great (if fleeting) joys.
FERREIRA, Leila. Marie Claire Magazine. Nov. 2008. p.56. (fragment)
In the argumentative line of the text, the period "After all, since we understood each other as people, we learned to dream of this happiness in the superlative." (l. 6-7), in relation to the previous one, is semantically configured as a
the alternative
b) restriction
c) consequence
d) justification
e) contradiction
Correct alternative: d) justification.
In the period in question, the author justifies the reason why he thought that happiness did not exist: since childhood, happiness was very comprehensive, as in fairy tales.
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