Questões de Concursos Públicos - Prefeitura de Itá - SC

The position of adverbs in English follows stricter syntactic rules than in Portuguese. Choose the alternative that correctly places the frequency adverb 'always' and the manner adverb 'quickly' in the sentence below.

The concept of "occluded genres," introduced by John Swales in the context of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and genre analysis, refers to a specific category of texts that play a crucial role in the academy but are rarely seen by the public or students. Select the alternative that correctly defines these genres and provides accurate examples.

Dependent prepositions are fixed associations between words. Select the alternative that correctly fills the blanks in the sentence: "He was accused ______ theft, but he insisted ______ his innocence." 

Morphological awareness is essential for vocabulary acquisition. Analyze the statements below regarding the word formation processes known as "Back-formation" and "Blending": I.Back-formation is the process of reducing a word to a shorter version which belongs to a different word class, often by removing a supposed affix, such as forming the verb "to edit" from the noun "editor". II.Blending involves combining two separate words to produce a single new term that shares the meaning of both, but unlike compounding, parts of the original words are usually deleted, as in "smog" (smoke + fog). III.Both processes are strictly restricted to informal slang and are not recognized in standard English dictionaries or academic writing, being considered grammatical errors. Is it correct what is stated in:

Connectives establish logical relationships between clauses. Select the alternative that correctly uses the correlative conjunction "Not only... but also" adhering to the rule of parallelism and subject-verb inversion (when placed initially for emphasis).

False friends (false cognates) are a common source of lexical errors for Portuguese speakers. Analyze the sentences below and identifying the correct use or meaning of the highlighted words: I.The university alumni were invited to the fundraising gala. (Referring to former students/graduates). II.She is a very ingenious person, always trusting everyone too easily. (Referring to naive/innocent). III.The doctor prescribed a laxative because the patient was constipated. (Referring to the inability to pass stools). Is it correct what is stated in:

Os disquetes "surgiram" por volta de 1970 e, durante cerca de trinta anos, foram o principal meio de armazenamento de dados em computadores. Quanto à regência verbal do verbo destacado, assinale a alternativa correta: 

Para usuários como Espen Kraft, porém, o "valor dos disquetes vai além da funcionalidade". Ele conserva milhares deles, com amostras sonoras raras coletadas ao longo de décadas. Considerando o sentido empregado na expressão destacada do texto, assinale a alternativa correta.

O texto analisa a permanência do uso dos disquetes em determinados contextos, mesmo diante do avanço das tecnologias digitais, destacando razões técnicas, culturais e funcionais que explicam a continuidade desse formato. De acordo com o texto-base, é correto afirmar que:

Uma empresa precisa dividir igualmente 84 unidades de um material A e 126 unidades de um material B em pacotes, sem que sobre qualquer unidade e usando o maior número possível de unidades em cada pacote. Para isso, é necessário determinar o máximo divisor comum entre os dois números apresentados.