question 1
Mark the alternative that presents a syndetic coordinated clause
a) At Natália's party we ate, sang, danced all night.
b) him Don't drink when he's eating, he'll get stomachaches.
c) The employee does not want to work, learn, study.
d) I arrived early, so I will have to wait for the 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 the school to open.
Asyndetic coordinate clauses do not have any connective, while syndetic coordinate clauses are always joined by a coordinating conjunction.
In the sentence “I arrived early, so I will have to wait for school to open.”, the “therefore” is a coordinating conjunction of conclusion. So this is a concluding coordinate clause.
question 2
All alternatives have an adversative coordinating conjunction, except
a) he didn't want to go to college, but he liked the course and the place.
b) He works a lot, but he never saves money.
c) Carla was in a bad mood, however, she presented the work very well.
d) José likes to sing, but he dances much better.
e) It took us a while to get to the beach, because there was a lot of traffic.
Correct alternative: e) It took us a while to get to the beach, because there was a lot of traffic.
“For” is an explanatory coordinating conjunction, not an adversative one. 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 are fighting a lot, soon they will get divorced.”
The sentence above is a coordinated sentence
a) explanatory
b) conclusive
c) alternative
d) adversative
e) additive
Correct alternative: b) conclusive.
Conclusive coordinated clauses express the idea of conclusion, and the most used conjunctions are: soon, therefore, finally, because of that, then, consequently.
question 4
Additive coordinate 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) she likes the museum as well as the theater.
c) Jessica got to know Portugal and Spain.
d) Doesn't do or let anyone do.
e) He likes to stay at home, as he also likes to go out.
Correct alternative: a) Sometimes he likes pizza, sometimes he likes hamburgers.
Alternative a) does not present the idea of addition, but of alternation, choice, being, therefore, an alternative coordinated clause with the presence of the conjunction “ora…ora”.
The most used connectives in additive coordinate clauses are: and, nor, not only, but also, but also, as well as. So, in the alternatives, we have:
b) as well as
c) and
d) neither
e) as well
question 5
Rewrite sentences from the ideas contained in each alternative below in order to obtain sentences with a period composed by coordination.
a) Walked in the rain. It got 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's why got cold. (concluding syndetic coordinated clause)
b) On vacation, I read a lot It is I went to the beach many times. (additive syndetic coordinated clause)
w) Now the teacher likes my way of writing, now do not like. (alternative syndetic coordinated clause)
d) Woke up early to take care of everything, although much remains to be done. (adversative syndetic coordinated clause)
e) Listen to what he says, why he has more experience. (explanatory syndetic coordinated clause)
question 6
Classify the following coordinated clauses into:
i. additive syndetic coordinated clause
II. adversative syndetic coordinated clause
III. alternative syndetic coordinated clause
IV. concluding syndetic coordinated clause
v. explanatory syndetic coordinated clause
a) Don't talk anymore, he's heard enough.
b) I did everything she asked, she was still not satisfied.
c) I arrived and went to take a shower.
d) Sometimes he greets, sometimes he doesn't.
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 clause, because I expressed a justification for the request not to speak anymore: because the other person has heard enough.
b) I did everything she asked, she was still not satisfied.
Adversative syndetic coordinated clause, because I expressed 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 syndetic coordinated clause, because it expresses the idea of sum, that is, the things I did: I arrived and took a shower.
d) Sometimes he greets, sometimes he doesn't.
Alternative syndetic coordinated clause, because I expressed facts that alternate: greeting, not greeting.
e) The director has not arrived yet, so we cannot start the meeting.
Conclusive syndetic coordinated clause, because it concludes that in the director's absence the meeting cannot start.
question 7
I do all my homework in the morning, ___ have the afternoon off. the gap above no can be replaced by the conjunction
a) because
b) consequently
c) soon
d) like this
e) however
Correct alternative: e) however.
The sentence above is a conclusive coordinated sentence because it expresses the idea of conclusion, and the most used conjunctions are: therefore, consequently, soon, thus, therefore, finally, then.
The conjunction “however” is used in adversative coordinated sentences that express the idea of opposition.
question 8
Coordinating conjunctions are those used to link coordinating clauses and depending on the function they play in the sentence can be: additive, adversative, alternative, conclusive and explanatory.
Check the alternative incorrect on the classification of the conjunction used:
a) I'll call him, soon I'll find out 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 nice gift because he got very good grades. (conclusive)
d) Sometimes he is 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 nice present, because he got very good grades. (conclusive)
The incorrect sentence presents an explanatory coordinating conjunction, not a conclusive one. That's because she explains a fact: because he did very well at school, he got a good present at the end of the year.
question 9
"I did not understand, or pretended not to understand.
The underlined word is a coordinating conjunction.
a) additive
b) adversarial
c) conclusive
d) explanatory
e) alternative
Correct alternative: e) alternative.
The “or” is a coordinating conjunction used in alternative coordinated clauses that express alternation, choice.
question 10
i. Do you like the beach, but also mountain.
II. Are you hungry, but don't eat right.
In the sentences above, 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 both sentences, it conveys different ideas.
In the first, the “mas” is used to indicate the sum, addition (He likes two things: beach and mountain).
In the second sentence, the conjunction conveys the idea of opposition (the person is hungry, and even so is not eating properly).
question 11
(FCMMG-2012) “We are pacifists but we do not give up scientific studies and manipulations that intertwine, whether for war or peaceful purposes”.
the conjunction but, highlighted in the fragment, establishes a logical-semantic relationship of
a) addition
b) explanation
c) concession
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 war purposes.
question 12
(Fuvest) Among the sentences transcribed below, one is composed of coordination and contains an adversative syndetic coordinated clause. Tick the alternative corresponding to this period.
a) Frustration grows and hopelessness does not subside.
b) What to say without slipping into pessimism, stinging criticism or self-absolution?
c) It is also idle to think that we, from that 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, despite this, we are extremely representative as a population.
question 13
(Fuvest-2001) Considering the existing logical relationship between the two segments of the proverbs cited below, the dotted space CANNOT be correctly filled in by the conjunction BUT, Only in:
a) The man dies, (...) fame remains.
b) Kingdom with a new king (...) people with a new law.
c) Beautiful viola on the outside, (...) moldy bread on the inside.
d) Friends, friends! (...) business apart.
e) Speech is silver, (...) silence is golden.
Correct alternative b) Kingdom with a new king (...) people with a 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, (thus) people with new law.
The remaining clauses carry the idea of opposition:
a) The man dies, but the fame remains.
c) A beautiful viola on the outside, but moldy bread on the inside.
d) Friends, friends! But, business aside.
e) Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
question 14
Identify the only alternative that is an asyndetic coordinated clause.
a) My patient does not want to eat or go out.
b) Talk, talk 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) I would travel, whether it was allowed or not.
Correct alternative: c) My patient has no appetite, desire to go out, interact with people.
The alternative above is composed of three clauses (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 clause of the exercise.
The remaining alternatives use the following conjunctions:
a) My patient does not want to eat nor to go out. (neither = and not) - additive syndetic coordinated clause
b) speak, speak It is Do not say anything. - adversative syndetic coordinated clause
d) I'm feeling better, therefore I am going to work. - concluding syndetic coordinated clause
e) would travel, he wants were allowed, he wants no. - alternative syndetic coordinated clause
question 15
Likes comedy movies, but he also likes horror movies.
The featured prayer is:
a) additive syndetic coordinated clause.
b) adversative syndetic coordinated clause.
c) explanatory syndetic coordinated clause.
d) asyndetic coordinated clause.
e) syndetic and asyndetic coordinated clause.
Correct alternative: a) additive syndetic coordinated clause.
Although “but” is a conjunction usually used to oppose something, in this case the conjunction “but” is expressing addition. In this way, it could be replaced by “like”, “and”: He likes comedy films, as he also likes horror films. / Likes comedy movies and also likes horror movies.
question 16
Identify the only alternative that is a syndetic coordinate clause.
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) He treats people very well.
c) Both the owner and the employee serve customers very badly.
d) Everyone wants you to come.
e) I need to go out, air!
Correct alternative: c) Both the owner and the employee serve customers very badly.
This is an alternative syndetic coordinated clause, because it expresses alternating facts, which is verified through the use of the conjunctions “quer… quer…”.
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 clause, as the clauses are used without the need to use any conjunction.
b) He treats people very well.
This is a single prayer, that is, we are facing a simple period; Coordinated clauses have a compound period (they are formed by two or more clauses).
d) Everyone wants you to come.
We are facing a sentence composed of subordination, as one clause syntactically depends on the other. The clause “that you come” syntactically depends on the clause “Everyone wants”. Coordinate clauses - syndetic or asyndetic - are independent.
e) I need to go out, air!
It is an asyndetic coordinated clause, as the clauses are used without the need to use any conjunction.
question 17
(UNlMFP-SP) "Mauro didn't study anything and was approved". despite the It is, usually additive, the underlined sentence 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, however, however": Mauro didn't study anything, but he passed.
question 18
(UERJ-2001)
"The Internet is the portal of the new era, but only 3% of the Brazilian population today have access to the network." ('The globe'. 09/07/2000)
Analyzing the use of the connective MAS 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) restate the meaning of the first part.
b) allow the internal understanding of the two sentences.
c) undo the ambiguity of meaning of the first part.
d) evidence a relationship of meaning between the two parts.
Correct alternative: d) evidence a relationship of meaning between the two parts.
The conjunction "but" establishes an idea of opposition between the clauses: the fact that the internet is the portal of the new era versus the reduced number of people with access to it.
question 19
(UFPR-2013) Consider the following information extracted from a newspaper article:
43% of households in Brazil are unsuitable for housing, says IBGE. Rate represents 24.7 million of the 57.5 million households in the country in 2008. In 1992, however, 63.2% of the houses were not considered adequate.
The connection between the statements made using “but” highlights that the rates of unsuitable housing in 2008 and 1992:
a) are similar: rates were very high in 1992 and remain high in 2008.
b) are in opposition: even though they are high, the 2008 indices reveal an improvement in relation to 1992.
c) are contradictory: the 2008 data show results opposite to what could be predicted from the 1992 data.
d) point in opposite directions: they reveal a setback in housing adequacy between 1992 and 2008.
e) are complementary: the 2008 indices were predictable based on 1992 data.
Correct alternative: b) are in opposition: even high, the 2008 indices reveal an improvement in relation to 1992.
The conjunction "but" brings the idea of opposition: The 2008 data are high, however, they are lower than those of 1992, that is, there was an improvement.
question 20
(UFSM) Mark the sequence of conjunctions that establish, between the sentences of each item, a correct relationship of meaning.
1. It ran too far... he fell.
2. I slept badly... the dreams did not leave him alone.
3. Matter perishes... the soul is immortal.
4. He read the book,... is able to describe the characters in detail.
5. Store your belongings... can serve later.
a) because, however, therefore, therefore, however
b) therefore, because, but, therefore, that
c) therefore, therefore, because, but
d) however, therefore, therefore, nevertheless, because
e) however, that, because, because, therefore
Correct alternative: b) therefore, because, but therefore that.
Correction:
1. He ran too fast that's why he fell. (concluding syndetic coordinated clause)
2. slept badly, why the dreams did not leave him alone. (explanatory syndetic coordinated clause)
3. Matter perishes, but the soul is immortal. (adversative syndetic coordinated clause)
4. He read the book, therefore is able to describe the characters in detail. (concluding syndetic coordinated clause)
5. Keep your belongings, what can serve later. (explanatory syndetic coordinated clause)
question 21
(IFAL-2018) "I didn't want to rip off his illusions. He too, as a child, and even later, was superstitious, he had a whole arsenal of beliefs, which his mother instilled in him and which at the age of twenty disappeared. On the day he let all this parasitic vegetation fall, and only the trunk of religion was left, he, like had received both teachings from her mother, involved them in the same doubt, and soon after in a single denial total. Camilo didn't believe in anything. Why? He couldn't say it, he didn't have a single argument; he just denied everything. And I say bad, because denying is still affirming, and he didn't formulate disbelief; faced with the mystery, he contented himself with shrugging 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 in which there is no correspondence of ideas with the sentence: “And I say it badly, because denying is still affirming...”
a) And I say wrong, because to deny is still to affirm...
b) And I say wrong, because to deny is still to affirm...
c) And I say wrong, because to deny is still to affirm...
d) And I say it wrong, since to deny is still to affirm...
e) And I say it wrong, even though denying is still affirming...
Correct alternative: e) And I say it wrong, although denying is still affirming...
This is an adversative syndetic coordinated clause. "While" is synonymous with "although".
All other clauses are explanatory syndetic coordinates.
question 22
(FGV-SP) The periods below are presented in no order. Organize them and indicate the alternative in which the sequence of numbers adequately recomposes the logical order in which they should occur.
- In addition, 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 economic and social specificities that can facilitate or limit access to the network.
- In most countries, however, usage is charged per minute.
- Therefore, in regions of Russia, Africa or Central America, internet access 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 worldwide character, but in each country there are economic and social specificities 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 billed per minute.
3. In Japan, for example, everyone has to pay 10 yen for three minutes online.
1. In addition, there are still many places where there are no readers.
6. That's 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 nature of the internet versus the economic specificities in 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 "for that" also brings the idea of 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 placed at the service of a meadow so helpless that it neither begins nor ends, and where it is never night and never dawn.
(Shepherds of the earth, you are at peace, who look to the sun and find direction. You know when it's late, you know when it's early. I am not.)"
This excerpt is part of a poem by Cecília Meireles, entitled Destino, a kind of profession of faith by the author.
The set of two coordinated sentences that make up the second verse of the second stanza - "that you look to the sun and find direction" - makes sense
a) explanatory
b) comparative
c) conditional
d) concessive
e) temporal
Correct alternative: a) explanatory.
Syndetic coordinate clauses can only be additive, adversative, alternative, conclusive and explanatory.
The remaining alternatives correspond to classifications of adverbial subordinate clauses.
question 24
(ITA-1999)
I stopped at an intersection. I remembered the boy from the basement. If I ever needed to escape, I would try to take him with me. I wanted to give him a chance. I crossed the street and was reminded of how different I was just a few weeks ago. He didn't hesitate when receiving an order, however incomprehensible it might be. Read a few pages from Dr. Bertonni was the same as turning the world inside out. I had the right to food, home and work. I thought I was happy about it. While unraveling the history of the world, through the old newspapers and the diary, he was taken by fear. I often thought I had lost the happiness of knowing so much. But now I realize: months ago I wasn't happy, I was just ignorant.
Costa, Marcos Tulio. THE CORNER OF THE CURSE AVE. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1986.
In that same text, mark the option corresponding to the function of the conjunction 'mas' 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) Contrasts the narrator's previous 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 a heart attack, but also of 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. In addition, it is 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 in moderation, is highly recommended.
ATALIA, M. Our life. Era. 23 Mar. 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 “Beyond that” marks a sequence of ideas.
b) the connective “but also” initiates a sentence that expresses the idea of contrast.
c) the term “like”, in “like sudden death and stroke”, introduces a generalization.
d) the term “Also” expresses a justification.
e) the term “factors” cohesively resumes “cholesterol and blood glucose levels”.
Correct alternative: a) The expression “In addition” marks a sequence of ideas.
It contains information regarding the benefits of cultivating a healthy lifestyle: reducing the risk of heart attack, sudden death and stroke, reduces the chances of developing various problems, for blood pressure control, among others.
question 26
(ITA-2018)
Brazil will be, in a few decades, one of the countries with the largest number of elderly people in the world, and it needs to hurry to being able to assist them in what they have of best and healthiest: the desire to live with independence and autonomy. [...] The mantra of aging in the 21st century is “aging in place”, what Americans call aging in place. The main objective of the concept that guides new policies and businesses aimed at the oldest old is to make people manage to stay at home as long as possible, without needing a family member for that close. This is not an apology for solitude, but rather a matter of facing a fact of contemporary reality: residences no longer house three generations under the same roof and a good part of today's seniors prefer, in fact, to live alone, remaining in control of their own nose.
Available in: http://veja.abril.com.br/brasilenvelhecer-no-seculo-xxi/, 18 Mar. 2016. Adapted. Accessed on: 10 Aug. 17.
The conjunction highlighted in the sentence “This is not an apology for loneliness, but to face a datum of contemporary reality: ...” has the semantic function of
a) correction
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 solitude. In fact, it must be faced 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 - It is the best strategies to face these tight times.
(Time, 02/28/09)
II. Internet without leaving the couch
New technologies bring videos from the network to the TV in the living room. Therefore, begins a new battle for your audience.
(Adapted. season, 02/28/09)
III. The raw, baked and boiled truth
A new study into the effects of meat suggests it can be harmful - but just in excess. It's the missing argument for anyone who loves a filet.
(Time, 02/28/09)
The conjunctions “and”, “Therefore” and “but” establish between sentences, respectively, the relationship of:
a) addition - explanation - conclusion
b) addition - completion - opposition
c) separation - explanation - opposition
d) addition - deletion - justification
e) explanation - conclusion - opposition
Correct alternative: b) addition - completion - 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 she [God] said: I will surely return to you in this time of life; and, behold, Sarah thy wife shall bear a son. And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.
And Abraham and Sarah were old and advanced in age; as for Sara, the custom of women had ceased.
So Sarah laughed within herself, saying, Shall I still have pleasure after I am old, when my lord also is old? (...)
And Sarah conceived, 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
- Like this, then, laughed Sara to herself...
- ...what God him had spoken.
the conjunction then has value _________ and the pronoun him refers to the term _________ .
The spaces must be filled, respectively, with
a) conclusive and Abraham
b) explanatory and Sarah
c) causal and Sarah
d) explanatory and Abraham
e) conditional and Abraham
Correct alternative: a) conclusive and Abraham.
The conjunction "for" brings the idea of conclusion.
From the hypothesis of getting pregnant in old age, Sara expresses surprise. She concludes that being old she cannot get pregnant, so she laughs at the situation.
question 29
(Fuvest-1999)
The amateur becomes the thing loved,
by virtue of much imagining;
I have nothing more to desire,
for in me I have the desired part.
If my soul is transformed there,
What else does the body want to achieve?
You can only rest,
for with you 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 of which I am made,
as simple matter seeks form.
(Camões, ed. A. j. da Costa Pimpão)
The semantic relationship expressed by the term LOGO in the verse "I have, LOGO, nothing more to desire" also occurs in:
a) He didn't remember having a picture of the boy. And SOON the portrait he had wanted so much.
b) He would light, as soon as it was dark, a kerosene lamp.
c) He is a human being, SO he deserves our respect.
d) And it was SOON he came to this conclusion.
e) He fell ill, and SOON that month, when he was full of appointments.
Correct alternative: c) He is a human being, LOGO deserves our respect.
In "I don't have, LOGO, more than to wish", the conjunction "logo" brings the idea of conclusion, as it happens in "He's a human being, LOGO deserves our respect."
In the remaining sentences "soon":
a) explains that the portrait of the boy was what he had wanted so much.
b) means "immediately".
d) is synonymous with "fairly", "precisely".
e) has the meaning of "at this particular moment".
question 30
(Fatec-2017) More educated women still earn less and have difficulties moving up the career ladder
Brazilian women already get pregnant less in adolescence, study more than men and have had a greater increase in average monthly income, as shown by the Gender statistics from the IBGE, taken from the 2010 Census database, but they still earn lower wages and have difficulty moving up in the ranks. career.
http://tinyurl.com/gnbsmbs
Accessed on: 29.08.2016. Adapted.
The title of the article – More educated, women still earn less and have difficulties moving up the career ladder – could be replaced, without causing loss of meaning, by:
a) Women, more educated, perhaps earn more, however they have obstacles to move up the career ladder.
b) Women, more educated, still earn less, as well as face obstacles to move up the career ladder.
c) Women, more educated, sometimes earn less, therefore they have specificities to rise in 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 the career ladder, as they already earn more.
Correct alternative: b) Women, more educated, still earn less, as well as face obstacles to move up the career ladder.
The remaining clauses distort the sense as to the gain of women:
a) they 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)
Task
Bite the bitter fruit and not spit it out
But to warn others how bitter it is
Fulfill the unfair deal and not fail
But to warn others how unfair it is
Suffer the false scheme and not give in
But to warn others how false it is
Also say that they are changeable things…
And when in many not pulsating
— of the bitter and unjust and false to change —
then entrust the plan to exhausted people
of a new and much more humane world.
CAMPOS, g. Task. Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Civilization, 1981.
In the organization of the poem, the use of the conjunction “mas” articulates, beyond its syntactic function,
a) the connection 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 the 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 clause.
The poet presents a sequence of actions that are difficult to perform. He reinforces with the conjunction "but" that, despite being difficult, he needs to warn others, after all it is what translates the title of the poem and is, therefore, the poem's strongest argument, the task.
question 32
(Enem-2010) Diego Souza mocks Palmeiras fans
Palmeiras beat Atlético-GO by the score of 1 to 0, with a late goal. The scenario was supposed to be one of joy, as the Verdão team won and took an important step towards winning a place in the semifinals, but that was not exactly what happened.
Midfielder Diego Souza was substituted in the second half to boos from Palmeiras fans 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 for Verdão.
— I'm not thinking of leaving Palmeiras. I'm very happy here,” he said.
Asked about the boos from the crowd while he was substituted, Diego Souza mocked the Palmeiras fans.
—Boos? What boos? - says Verdão's number 7 shirt ironically, before going down to the locker rooms.
Available in: http://oglobo.globo.com. Accessed on: 29 Apr. 2010.
The textual progression takes place through semantic relationships that are established between the parts of the text. Such relations can be clearly presented by the use of cohesive elements or not be explicit, in the case of juxtaposition. Considering the text read,
a) in the first paragraph, the connective given that marks a consequence relation between the segments of the text.
b) in the first paragraph, the connective but makes explicit a relation of addition between the segments of the text.
c) between the first and second paragraphs, a causal relationship is implied.
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 implied.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) "since" brings the idea of explanation, not consequence.
b) "but" marks contrast, opposition.
d) "while" indicates the time in which the action was performed.
e) it is the irony that is present in these paragraphs, not the 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 (...)
All that is normal Let's sing the National Anthem together (...)
Come, love always has an open door
And spring is coming
Our future begins again:
Come, 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) Concession is synonymous with permission. The clauses that bring this idea are subordinate (subordinate adverbial concessive clauses), but in the case above the clause is coordinated.
c) The connective "que" does not bring the idea of sum. Examples of connectives that play this role are: and, but also, nor.
d) The connective "que" does not bring the idea of contrast. Examples of connectives that play this role are: however, however, however.
e) The connective "that" does not bring the idea of conclusion. Examples of connectives that play this role are: so, therefore, therefore.
question 34
(Uninta-2016)
Tell me the 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 nowadays is so similar it is only due to the effect 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 trash. Estamira, as we know her in the documentary that bears her name, is an example.
To speak the language of fashionable philosophers, we can say that there is a becoming-garbage. 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 thought we had lost, wasn't it thrown into the trash can unconsciously? Well, garbage is everything that we will inherit unconsciously. Something we haven't seen left. We don't know what we really have left 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 relations established by the terms underlined in: “The garbage is, in the end, what we throw away, but not only.” (2º§), it is correct to state that the established articulation expresses ideas of, respectively:
a) Addition – contrast
b) Conclusion – caveat
c) Explanation – opposition
d) Assumption – focus
e) Simultaneity - contraposition
Correct alternative: b) Conclusion – caveat.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) The connective "final" does not bring the idea of sum. Examples of connectives that play this role are: like, like, not only.
c) The connective "after all" does not bring 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 the construction of a presupposition, just as the connective "but" is not used to focus. In the case above, "but" brings the idea of reservation.
e) The connective "after all" does not convey the idea of simultaneity. "But" can be used as a contraposition, but this is not the case in the case above.
question 35
(Cesgranrio-2010)
Well with life
Happiness is the sum of small happiness.
I read that phrase on a billboard in Paris and knew, at that moment
moment, that my concept of happiness was over
to change. I already suspected that happiness with letters
caps didn't exist, but it gave her the benefit of
doubt. After all, since we understand each other by people,
we learn to dream of that happiness in the superlative.
But there, seeing that billboard strategically
placed in the middle of my path (which, in a way
way, 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 and lasting state. In real life, the
What exists is a homeopathic happiness, distributed
in dropper. A sunset here, a kiss there, a
cup of freshly brewed coffee, a book we don't
manages to close, a man who makes us dream, a
friend who makes us laugh... These are situations and moments that
we are piling up with the care and delicacy that
deserve − small and medium-sized joys and even
great (albeit 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 ourselves as people, we learned to dream of this happiness in the superlative.” (l. 6-7), in relation to the previous one, configures, semantically, 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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