Questão
Mark the correct alternative.
(a) Before lunch the letter in his office quickly he read.
(b) The letter he read in his office quickly before lunch.
(c) Before lunch he read the letter in his office quickly.
(d) He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
(e) The letter he quickly read before lunch in his office.
(a) Before lunch the letter in his office quickly he read.
(b) The letter he read in his office quickly before lunch.
(c) Before lunch he read the letter in his office quickly.
(d) He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
(e) The letter he quickly read before lunch in his office.
Passo 1
O enunciado pede para escolher a frase em inglês cuja ordem de advérbios está correta. O conteúdo aqui é a posição dos advérbios de modo (manner), lugar (place) e tempo (time) em frases afirmativas simples.
Passo 2
Em inglês, a sequência padrão desses advérbios, quando aparecem após o verbo e o objeto, é: modo
lugar
tempo. No nosso caso:
“quickly” (modo)
“in his office” (lugar)
“before lunch” (tempo)
Passo 3
Aplicando essa ordem ao verbo “read the letter”, obtemos:
He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
Passo 4
Comparando com as alternativas, apenas a (d) reproduz exatamente essa sequência de advérbios:
(d) He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
(d) He read the letter quickly in his office before lunch.
Resposta
(d)