Questões de Infinitivo e gerúndio | Infinitive and gerund (Inglês)

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Read the sentences below and determine whether they are true ( T ) or false ( F ), according to structure and grammar use.


( ) The verbs worn and thrown (1st paragraph of the text) has its infinitive form as wear and throw.


( ) The underlined words in the text: nothing, anything and, everyone are examples of relative pronouns.


( ) The singular form of the following words from the text clothes and goods are, respectively cloth and good.


( ) The following sentence from the text: “Fast fashion goes out of fashion as quickly as it came in …” (3rd paragraph of the text). The words in bold are being used to compare things that are equal in some way.


( ) The negative form of the sentence “In one year, they’d saved $55,000.” (5th paragraph of the text), is “In one year, they hadn’t saved $55,000.


Select the option that presents the correct sequence from top to bottom.

  • A T • T • F • F • T
  • B T • F • F • T • T
  • C F • T • F • T • F
  • D F • T • T • F • F
  • E F • T • F • T • T

Read the following sentences about “Uso e formação de Wh-questions e outras estruturas interrogativas.”


1. Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how.


2. We use the ‘wh-questions’ to ask for information. The answer can be yes or no. We expect an answer which gives information.


3. We usually form ‘wh-questions’ with wh- + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + infinitive verb or with wh- + a modal verb + subject + main verb.


4. When what, who, which or whose is the subject or part of the subject, we do not use the auxiliary. We use the word order subject + verb.



Select the option that presents the correct sentences.

  • A Only sentence 2 is correct.
  • B Only sentence 3 is correct.
  • C Only sentences 1 and 4 are correct.
  • D Only sentences 2 and 3 are correct.
  • E Only sentences 2 and 4 are correct.

A 9th grade group was given a handout containing a list of sentences to be observed and analysed as a pair work activity, having the lexicon found in the sentences been already studied, and, if necessary, dictionary checking on word meaning allowed. The teacher conducted class discussion based on the perceptions resulting from the list examination performed. Being the handout as follows, consistent data to ground conclusions is introduced in: 


• Summer’s arriving will be happily celebrated in the touristic cities and towns this year.


• People are coming to attend the Rock in Rio shows on the multiple stages of Rock City.


• Beating among opponent sports fans has become an issue during championship playoffs.


• For his disregarding teacher’s instructions during tests, Carl got detention on several occasions.


• The candidates are campaigning all around the country for elections are just around the corner.


• Some boys are beating each other in the school yard and there’s not any adult out there.


• Tourists’ coming to spend summer vacations is surely bound to fill in all hotels and inns.


• Since our bus’s arriving, we should get our luggage together and be ready to get it.


• The candidate hasn`t stayed much with her family because campaigning takes her all over.


• The way that man drives tells us he’s totally disregarding both, human life and traffic laws.

  • A A gerund form must always be used as an adjective.
  • B A gerund form should be employed after a preposition.
  • C ING verb forms are either present participle or gerund.
  • D After perception verbs, a present participle’s required.

Which sentence correctly uses used to in the affirmative form?

  • A She used to be going to the gym every day.
  • B He was used to drink coffee in the mornings.
  • C They are used to live in cold climates.
  • D I used to play the piano when I was a child.
  • E We get used to wake up early for work.

Mark the alternative that fills in, correctly and respectively, the blanks in the text with the correct forms of the verbs given in parentheses:

  • A sing – made – thought
  • B sing – make – think
  • C sang – maked – taught
  • D song – made – tough
  • E sang – make – think