Read the following excerpt of “How the Camel Got His Hump” by Rudyard Kipling. “NOW this is the next tale, and it tells how the Camel got his big hump. In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work; and besides, he was a Howler himself. So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, most 'scruciating idle; and when anybody spoke to him he said 'Humph!' Just 'Humph!' and no more. […]”. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 03 de out. 2019. Considering the excerpt above, choose the correct option. Alternativas Alternativa 1: In the beginning of the excerpt, we can see the use of the present continuous sentence in "In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel", due to the use of the "ing" form in "In the beginning of years [...]". Alternativa 2: The expression "there was" is inadequately written in the sentence "the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel" because it should have been written as "there were" because it is related to "the Animals". Alternativa 3: The sentence "and when anybody spoke to him he said 'Humph!' Just 'Humph!' and no more" has the verb "spoke" as the only example of a past simple tense verb, being "speak" in the infinitive form without "to". Alternativa 4: The sentence "there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work [...]" has an example of the negative form in the past simple by the use of "did not". Alternativa 5: The sentence "So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, most 'scruciating idle" has two verbs in the past simple tense: "ate" and "milkweed".
Respostas
Resposta:
Alternativa correta é a 4
Alternativa 1: In the beginning of the excerpt, we can see the use of the present continuous sentence in "In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel", due to the use of the "ing" form in "In the beginning of years [...]". WRONG
Alternativa 2: The expression "there was" is inadequately written in the sentence "the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel" because it should have been written as "there were" because it is related to "the Animals". WRONG
Alternativa 3: The sentence "and when anybody spoke to him he said 'Humph!' Just 'Humph!' and no more" has the verb "spoke" as the only example of a past simple tense verb, being "speak" in the infinitive form without "to". WRONG
Alternativa 4: The sentence "there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work [...]" has an example of the negative form in the past simple by the use of "did not". CORRECT
Alternativa 5: The sentence "So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, most 'scruciating idle" has two verbs in the past simple tense: "ate" and "milkweed". WRONG
Explicação:
Alternativa 1
In the beginning of the excerpt, we can see the use of the present continuous sentence in "In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel", due to the use of the "ing" form in "In the beginning of years [...]". está errada porque ''in the beginning'' significa ''no início'' e ''were just beginning'' significa ''estavam apenas começando'' no past continuous.
Alternativa 2
The expression "there was" is inadequately written in the sentence "the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel" because it should have been written as "there were" because it is related to "the Animals" - está errada porque ''there was'' está relacionado com ''a camel'', no singular.
Alternativa 3
''...has the verb "spoke" as the only example of a past simple tense verb, being "speak" in the infinitive form without "to". está errada porque no trecho em destaque tem dois verbos no past simple: spoke - to speak e said - to say
Alternativa 5
The sentence "So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, most 'scruciating idle" has two verbs in the past simple tense: "ate" and "milkweed". está errada porque ''milkweed'' não é um verbo, é um substantivo >>> nome de uma flor.