Questões de Preposições | Prepositions para Concursos Diversos | CONCURSO

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Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.

Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.

Regarding grammar and based on the text, check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

Another correct preposition used with the verb “Compared” (line 2) is with, as in “to compare with”.

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Based on the text, judge the following item.

since is a correct alternative for the word “for” in “Robin Hood has been a popular hero for over 600 years” (lines 11 and 12).

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Based on the text, judge the following item.

The word However is a correct alternative for “Yet”, in “Yet stress is” (line 4).

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Based on text CB1A5BBB, judge the following items.

In the fragment “on becoming director of the American National Security Agency” (ℓ. 9 and 10), the preposition “on” refers to a period when the action is taking place.

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Based on the text, judge the following items.

“by 2050” (line 4) means that 2050 is the deadline.

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Based on the text, judge the following items.

The preposition “up” in “crept up” (line 6) is optional.

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Decide whether the following statements, concerning the grammatical and semantic aspects of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).

If “yardstick” (l.2) is replaced by criterion in the text, it would be necessary to change the preposition following it — “of” — in order to maintain grammatical accuracy.

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In the text, the preposition “about” (L.16) means related to.

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Regarding the text, judge if the items below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The relationship the word “within” (L.13) bears with “without” (L.14) is one of opposition.