Questões de Concursos Públicos - IF Sul Rio-Grandense

According to Swan (2005), DO has four main uses - it can be an auxiliary verb, a generalpurpose verb, a substitute verb and also can use combined forms. The sentences bellow can be completed correctly by: Complete the gaps bellow. I. Then he ____ a very strange thing. II. ____ something! III. I like ____ nothing. IV. What shall we ____? The words that complete, correctly and respectively, the gaps are:

The words: atypical, bilingual, drainage, guarantee are examples of English words with affixes. I. Yes – two – instance of – object of the verb II. Yes – two – instance of – object of the noun III. Not – two – instance of – object of the verb IV. Not – two – instance of – object of the noun The meaning of the affixes in the words listed above are:

Able is used especially in the structure be able + infinitive. This often has the same meaning as can. The negative form is unable. Considering the use of ABLE in the sentences bellow, mark T for the true sentences and F for the false ones: ( ) Some people are able to walk on their hands. ( ) I am unable to understand what she wants. ( ) He is able to do so. The correct order of the answers for the sentences above, top down, is:

-ing forms (e.g. smoking, walking,) can be used not only as verbs, but also like adjectives or nouns. Considering the use of -ING in the sentences bellow, mark T for the true sentences and F for the false ones: I. ( ) You're smoking too much these days. (verb: part of present progressive) II. ( )There was a smoking cigarette end in the ashtray. (adjective describing the cigarette end) III. ( )Smoking is bad for you. (noun: subject of sentence) The correct order of the answers for the sentences above, top down, is:

Question tags are the small question that often comes at end of sentences in speech, and sometimes in informal writing. The sentences bellow can be completed correctly by: Complete the gaps bellow. The film wasn’t very good, _______? You’re the new secretary, _______? You never say what you’re thinking, _______? The question tags that complete, correctly and respectively, the gaps are:

Regarding ARTICLES, Swan stablishes that

Concerning the use of adjectives, Swan stablishes that the following sentences are correct or incorrect. I. A fat old white horse. II. A big grey woolen sweater. III. New Italian boots. IV. A little modern square brick house. The correct alternatives are:

Here is a list of jobs and positions that have different forms for men and women EXCEPT for

The irregular verbs bellow can be spelled in two different ways in the past form EXCEPT

The only sentence which is NOT grammatically correct is: