Questões de Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing (Inglês)

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Consider the following sentences about Sona and the Liberian students.


Choose the only sentence that is grammatically correct:

  • A Never Sona has seen such a huge traffic jam.
  • B If Sona had heard about the traffic jam, she had been left home earlier.
  • C Had the students known about Sona’s visit, they would have waited for her.
  • D Had the students known it was a formal event, they had dressed more appropriately.

The text contains several instances of passive voice constructions. Examine this sentence: "Productivity forecasts are expected to be downgraded by the OBR, heaping yet more pressure on the chancellor's budget choices." This sentence uses passive voice with an infinitive construction. Understanding the transformation between active and passive voice, particularly with complex verb structures, is crucial for advanced writing. Which of the following correctly identifies the grammatical structure and appropriate active voice transformation?

  • A Present perfect passive structure. Active form: "The OBR has expected downgrading productivity forecasts already."
  • B Present simple passive with reporting verb plus infinitive passive. Active: "Analysts expect the OBR to downgrade forecasts."
  • C Present continuous passive structure. Active: "The OBR is expecting to downgrade productivity forecasts currently."
  • D Double passive construction that is grammatically incorrect. Should be rewritten: "The OBR downgrades productivity forecasts."

In the sentence "Many residents I speak with share this frustration", the structure "residents I speak with" represents:

  • A A non-defining relative clause that provides additional information about all residents in general.
  • B A defining relative clause with the relative pronoun "whom/that" omitted, modifying the noun "residents".
  • C An example of incorrect syntax where a preposition is inappropriately placed at the end of the clause.
  • D A simple juxtaposition of two independent clauses connected by an implicit coordinating conjunction.

Connectors such as "despite" and "in spite of" are used to express contrast between two ideas. However, they differ in the grammatical structures that can follow them. Analyze the options below and choose the sentence in which the connector is used in a grammatically acceptable and contextually natural way:

  • A despite he was highly qualified, the position was given to another candidate
  • B in spite of he had excellent credentials, Peter didn’t get the promotion
  • C Peter didn’t get the position in spite of he had all the required criteria
  • D the position was given to another candidate despite the fact that Peter had more experience

Mark the incorrect alternative:

  • A The structure "Without tourism, there probably would be no village in Nusfjord anymore" exemplifies a conditional sentence with an implied condition.
  • B In "What was once a seasonal outpost of survival and commerce has evolved into one of Norway's most popular destinations", we find a noun clause as the subject.
  • C The sentence "Mountains hover on either side of us, framed by a sky a few shades paler than the sea" contains a past participle clause modifying "mountains".
  • D In "Some are purchased as seasonal getaways or turned into short-term accommodation", the passive construction lacks proper subject-verb agreement.