‘Thus’ on line 7 can be replaced by____________ without changing
the idea.

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The Great Wall of ChinaWalls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese
culture. These people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wallconscious;
from the Neolithic period – when barriers were used - to the
Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village. Not
only towns and villages; the houses and the temples within them were
somehow walled, and the houses also had no windows overlooking the
street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge maze. The
name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled
cities, villages, houses and temples presides the god of walls and mounts,
whose duties were, and still are, to protect and be responsible for the
welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such
as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country,
must not have seemed such an absurdity. However, it is indeed a common mistake to perceive the Great Wall as a
single architectural structure, and it would also be erroneous to assume
that it was built during a single dynasty. For the building of the wall
connected the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow
contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose
foundations had been laid many centuries ago. It was during the fourth
and third century B.C. that each warring state started building walls to
protect their kingdoms, both against one another and against the northern
nomads. Especially three of these states: the Ch’in, the Chao and the
Yen, corresponding respectively to the modern provinces of Shensi,
Shanzi and Hopei, over and above building walls that surrounded their
kingdoms, also laid the foundations on which Ch’in Shih Huang Di would
build his first continuous Great Wall. The role that the Great Wall played in the growth of Chinese economy
was an important one. Throughout the centuries many settlements were
established along the new border. The garrison troops were instructed to
reclaim wasteland and to plant crops on it, roads and canals were built, to
mention just a few of the works carried out. All these undertakings greatly
helped to increase the country’s trade and cultural exchanges with many
remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of
Asia – the formation of the Silk Route. Builders, garrisons, artisans,
farmers and peasants left behind a trail of objects, including inscribed tablets, household articles, and written work, which have become
extremely valuable archaeological evidence to the study of defence
institutions of the Great Wall and the everyday life of these people who
lived and died along the wall ‘Thus’ on line 7 can be replaced by____________ without changing
the idea. Alternativa A: consequently Ou Alternativa B: on the other hand Ou Alternativa C: however Ou Alternativa D: so

Qconcursos · Accepted Answer

Alternativa [A] consequently Olá, estudante! Vamos analisar juntos a questão sobre advérbios e conjunções.

A alternativa correta é a Alternativa A - consequently.

Justificativa:

No texto, a palavra "Thus" na linha 7 é utilizada para indicar uma conclusão ou consequência das informações previamente apresentadas. Vamos entender melhor:

O trecho do texto diz: "...the houses also had no windows overlooking the street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge maze." Aqui, "thus" está sendo usada para conectar a ideia das casas sem janelas com a sensação de estar em um labirinto. Ou seja, a ausência de janelas causa a sensação de estar em um labirinto.

A palavra "consequently" é um sinônimo direto de "thus" e também expressa consequência. Por isso, ela pode substituir "thus" sem alterar o sentido da frase.

Vamos analisar as outras alternativas para entender por que estão incorretas:

Alternativa B - on the other hand:
Esta expressão é usada para introduzir uma ideia contrastante ou oposta, o que não é o caso aqui. No trecho, não há uma ideia oposta sendo apresentada, mas sim uma consequência direta.

Alternativa C - however:
O advérbio "however" é utilizado para indicar contraste ou contradição, similar a "on the other hand". Novamente, no contexto da frase, não há um contraste sendo introduzido, mas uma consequência, o que torna "however" inadequado.

Alternativa D - so:
A conjunção "so" também indica consequência e poderia parecer uma alternativa válida. No entanto, "so" é mais informal e geralmente usado em conversas mais coloquiais, enquanto "thus" e "consequently" são mais formais e apropriados para o estilo do texto acadêmico.

Resumo:
A palavra "thus" indica consequência, e a melhor substituição seria "consequently", pois ambas mantêm o mesmo nível de formalidade e significado. As outras alternativas (B e C) indicam contraste, e a alternativa D, embora indique consequência, é menos formal.

Espero que essa explicação ajude você a entender melhor o uso de advérbios e conjunções em inglês. Qualquer dúvida, estou aqui para ajudar!

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