Estudo das Preposições Inglesas ( com exercícios e respostas) - - lição 12 - REVISÃO DA PARTE III
Passemos agora a trabalhar com todas as preposições deste grupo
1 – Complete as seguintes frases
a)Carnival in Rio is a party that lasts for
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b)He bought a new flat facing
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c)She suffered five years from
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d)The mayor wants to build more parks down
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e)In the winter most leaves fall down
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f)It’s usually very hot during
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g)He works 15 hours a day at the white house for the sake of
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h)All roads to Curitiba have been closed due to
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i)I have to recognize, it was a wonderful speech, except for
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j)The young girl did the best performance despite
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2 – Crie para as respostas seguintes perguntas adequadas:
Ex.: Did he agree with you?
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No, he was completely contrary to my opinion.
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a)I fell down the chair and hurt it.
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b)I took them last month during my visit to Santos.
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c)No, she just came from Fortaleza.
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d)I had to do it for the sake of my community.
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e)It was cheap. We paid $25 for two pairs.
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f)Helen works from 9:00 until 6:00 pm.
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g)Yes, we had a great time. Everything was fine, except the high prices.
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h)I won’t stay too long; I’ll be there for 5 days.
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i)Did you like it? I had it downloaded from the Internet.
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j)I think she fainted due to the extremely high temperature inside the bus.
3 – Assinale a alternativa correta.
a)We decided to spend Carnival in Búzios next year. We intend to be away for one whole week.
Que tipo de situação é definido pela preposição FOR na frase acima?
( ) Destino
( ) Duração
( ) Finalidade
( ) Conveniência
b)Those vacations were nice but very expensive. I had to take almost all my money from my bank account.
O que indica FROM neste caso?
( ) Procedência
( ) Transformação
( ) Causa
( ) Separação
c)Pete was granted a scholarship and moved down to Porto Alegre to start a new career.
Down aí está indicando:
( ) Movimento para baixo
( ) Movimento para o sul
( ) Queda no status
( ) Na parte mais baixa
d)Our goal is to prepare the students for the local job market.
Neste caso, a preposição FOR expressa:
( ) Propósito ou finalidade
( ) Adequação ou conveniência
( ) Troca de um objeto por outro
( ) Duração
e)He’s a lucky candidate. Half of the country is for his nomination.
E nesta frase, o que indica a preposição FOR?
( ) Destino
( ) Permuta de valores
( ) A favor de que algo seja feito
( ) Troca de um objeto por outro
f) His skin was ugly and his breathing heavy from years of cigarette.
O que indica FROM neste caso?
( ) Proteção
( ) Causa
( ) Consideração
( ) Distância
f) She got the information from him and all she had to do was pick up the phone.
E neste caso?
( ) Proteção
( ) Material específico
( ) Início da ação
( ) Mudança
RESPOSTAS DOS EXERCÍCIOS
1-Respostas variam. Possíveis respostas:
a)Four whole days b) Copacabana beach c) Cancer d) fifth avenue e) from the trees f) the summer in Brazil g) a better world h) heavy rains i) the interruption of the discontents j) her strange accent
2-
a)What happen to your arm? b) When did you take your children to Sao Paulo c) did she come from Salvador? d) why did you resign your position as president? e) How much did you pay for those sneakers? f) What are Helen’s working hours? g) did you enjoy the rock festival? h) How long are you going to be away from Brazil? i) What wonderful songs! How did you get them? j) What’s the matter with her?
3 -
a)Duraçãob) separação c) movimento para o sul d) propósito ou finalidade e) a favor de que algo seja feito f) causa g) início da ação.