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Comentadas sobre substantivos e compostos | nouns and compounds em inglês
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I drink ____________ coffee. I prefer tea. The town is very quiet at night. __________ people go out. The weather here is very dry in summer. There is _____ rain.
Choose the correct alternative:
TEXT 1: How brightly the moon glows is a mystery, but maybe not for long.
“The lunar dark side may be the moon’s more mysterious face, but there’s something pretty basic scientists still don’t know about the bright side — namely, just how bright it is.
Current estimates of the moon’s brightness at any given time and vantage point are saddled with at least 5 percent uncertainty. That’s because those estimates are based on measurements from ground-based telescopes that gaze at the moon through the haze of Earth’s atmosphere.
Now, scientists have sent a telescope beyond the clouds on a high-altitude airplane in hopes of gauging the moon’s glow within about 1 percent or less uncertainty, the National Institute of Standards and Technology reports in a Nov. 19 news release.
Knowing the exact brightness of Earth’s celestial night-light could increase the reliability of data from Earth-observing satellites that use the moon’s steady glow to check that their sensors are working properly. Those satellites keep tabs on things like weather, crop health and dangerous algal blooms.”
(Adapted from https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-brightly-moon-glows-is-mystery-but-maybe-not-long).
Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente os espaços em branco.
I. There’s ____ juice left in the refrigerator.
II. I have ____ good friends to count on.
III. There are ____ people she really like in her job.
IV. He has ____ free time, because is a workaholic.
Economists may argue of the correct monetary policy at any given time or incentives and disincentives in taxes.
In the context above there is a mistake related to a or an:
The distinction between countable and uncountable is based on the reality of what the nouns describe, the distinction is ____. Some learners of English are surprised to discover that, for example, the following are uncountable: bread, hair, accommodation. (Parrott, Matin. Grammar for English language teachers. 20004)
Choose the best option that completes the context.
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Arecibo Observatory will be demolished
Arecibo’s days are done. After two support cables failed in recent months, the radio observatory’s 305-meter-wide dish is damaged beyond repair, the National Science Foundation announced on November 19. It will be decommissioned and dismantled.
The telescope, famous for appearances in movies like GoldenEye and Contact, consists of a wide dish to collect radio waves from space and focus them into detectors housed in a dome suspended above the dish.
In August, one of the cables that holds up the dome slipped out of a socket and punched a hole in the dish. Then a second cable unexpectedly broke on November 6. If a third cable were to break, it could send the platform holding up the dome swinging, or the whole structure could collapse.
The NSF determined that there was no safe way to repair the telescope.
Adaptado de https://www.sciencenews.org/article/arecibo-telescope-observatory-icon-puerto-rico-science-demolished.
According plural of nouns mark (V) for true and (F) for false and check the correct alternative.
( ) Singular: The police arrested the thief. Plural: The police arrested the thiefes.
( ) Singular: I broke my foot. Plural: I broke my feet.
( ) Singular: I wear glasses. Plural: We wear glasses.
( ) Singular: My parents have a baby. Plural: My parents have two babies.
Note the countable and uncountable nouns and mark the correct alternative according to the sentences.
I. In the ocean, there are many living waters.
II. Mr. Smith bought much planks of wood last year.
III. I can´t eat many salt.
IV. I found much stones in my house.
Newly discovered primate 'already facing extinction'
(Adaptado de https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54894681)
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A rare plant has reappeared after more than a century in hiding.
The pinkish-flowered plant, known as grass-poly, was found growing on the banks of an old farmland pond in Norfolk.
The mystery species "came back from the dead" after seeds submerged in the mud were disturbed during work to restore the pond.
The seeds of the plant remained buried in the mud, like a "time capsule". When willows were pulled out to restore the pond, this disturbed the soil and let in light, allowing the seeds to germinate.
"There's no oxygen, it's very dark, and it's perfect for preserving seeds," says Prof Sayer, who is
part of UCL's Pond Restoration Research Group.
The discovery shows plants believed extinct can be brought "back to life" with good conservation,
he added.
Fonte: adaptado de https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55104153
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