Read the text below and answer questions 6 to 10.
Mark the correct option that presents a paraphrase to the following extract: “The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to get a ‘kick’.”
(A) The planet’s gravity is being used by the spacecraft to get a ‘kick’.
(B) The planet’s gravity, was used by the spacecraft to get a ‘kick’.
(C) The spacecraft is ‘kicking’ the planet’s gravity.
(D) The planet is ‘kicking’ the spacecraft’s gravity.
(E) The planet’s gravity was used for the spacecraft to get a ‘kick’.

Passo 1

O enunciado pede para escolher a opção que reformula a frase original “The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to get a ‘kick’” mantendo o mesmo sentido.

Passo 2

Para paraprasear corretamente, devemos conservar:
  • O tempo verbal (passado simples).
  • O agente (“the spacecraft”) e o paciente (“the planet’s gravity”).
  • A ideia de “usar a gravidade do planeta para obter um impulso (‘kick’)”.

Passo 3

Analisando as opções:
  • (A) altera o tempo verbal para presente contínuo (“is being used”).
  • (B) tem pontuação incorreta (vírgula desnecessária) e, mesmo que passiva, está mal construída.
  • (C) e (D) mudam completamente a relação de agente e paciente (invertem quem “chuta” quem).
  • (E) apresenta voz passiva no passado simples e preserva o sentido: “The planet’s gravity was used for the spacecraft to get a ‘kick’.”

Resposta

(E) The planet’s gravity was used for the spacecraft to get a ‘kick’.

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