Questões de Pronomes | Pronouns (Inglês)

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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.

In restrictive (defining) relative clauses, omission of the relative pronoun is syntactically possible under specific conditions. The sentence in which the relative pronoun could be grammatically omitted without altering the structure of the sentence is:

  • A this is the book which I was talking about
  • B Mr Jones, who is sitting in that corner, is the managing director
  • C that is the hotel in which I stayed last holiday
  • D what was the name of the person to whom you spoke on the phone

“A legacy of innovation lies in how communities share knowledge. Some inventors produce tools, others refine ideas, but all benefit from collective feedback. When criticism arises, they often eventually find ways to improve those tools and refine those ideas into something truly impactful.” In the sentence: “When criticism arises, they often eventually find ways to improve those tools…”, the pronoun they refers to:

  • A communities
  • B inventors
  • C criticism
  • D tools and ideas

In the sentence: While urban centers provide access to jobs, education, and healthcare, they also present significant challenges.The word in bold refers to:

  • A Urban Centers.
  • B Jobs.
  • C Education and heathcare.
  • D Challenges.

Regarding the use of pronouns and adjectives in the second paragraph, choose the correct alternative.

  • A The term "he" (l. 15) refers to "the multiple telegraph " (l. 13-14).
  • B The term “him” (l. 16) refers to “the U.S. Patent Office” (l. 16).
  • C Without changing the meaning of the text, the word “which” (l. 19) could be correctly replaced with who.
  • D The term "who" (l. 10) refers to "Thomas Watson" (l. 9-10).
  • E Without changing the meaning of the text, the word “his” (l. 18) could be correctly replaced with its.