According to the text:
...four wheel, in ... four wheel driving ... (line 17); ... two hour; in ... two hour flight ... (line 19); are:
...four wheel, in ... four wheel driving ... (line 17); ... two hour; in ... two hour flight ... (line 19); are:
Text 2
01 Take a dive with hundreds of tropical fish, colorful coral and the world's biggest fish, the
whale shark, at unspoilt Ningaloo Reef.
The reef on Western Australia's mid north coast, has gained an impressive reputation as
one of Earth's last ocean paradise.
05 It's one of the largest fringing reefs in the world and unlike many others; you can get to it
just by stepping off the beach.
The marine park stretches 260 kilometers from Bundegi Reef near the town of Exmouth to
Amherst Point near Coral Bay in the south.
It reaches nearly 20 kilometers seaward, encompassing a massive 5,000 square
10 kilometers of ocean with 500 species of tropical fish and 220 species of coral in all.
Nothing can compare to the thrill of swimming beside a whale shark. These docile
creatures visit the reef each year between April and June.
Rare turtle species hatch here in late January and February. Watch this amazing natural
phenomenon on special guided, eco-interactive trails.
15 Accommodation in the area is comfortable and ranges from camping and backpacker style
to chalets, motels, eco-retreats and self catering apartments.
It's not all about the water at Ningaloo - go four wheel driving to Cape Range National
Park to see amazing red rock canyons and gorges.
Getting there is easy - take a two hour flight north of Perth, or give yourself two days to
drive there from the capital.
(www.westernaustralia.com)
According to Text 2, answer the questions below:
01 Take a dive with hundreds of tropical fish, colorful coral and the world's biggest fish, the
whale shark, at unspoilt Ningaloo Reef.
The reef on Western Australia's mid north coast, has gained an impressive reputation as
one of Earth's last ocean paradise.
05 It's one of the largest fringing reefs in the world and unlike many others; you can get to it
just by stepping off the beach.
The marine park stretches 260 kilometers from Bundegi Reef near the town of Exmouth to
Amherst Point near Coral Bay in the south.
It reaches nearly 20 kilometers seaward, encompassing a massive 5,000 square
10 kilometers of ocean with 500 species of tropical fish and 220 species of coral in all.
Nothing can compare to the thrill of swimming beside a whale shark. These docile
creatures visit the reef each year between April and June.
Rare turtle species hatch here in late January and February. Watch this amazing natural
phenomenon on special guided, eco-interactive trails.
15 Accommodation in the area is comfortable and ranges from camping and backpacker style
to chalets, motels, eco-retreats and self catering apartments.
It's not all about the water at Ningaloo - go four wheel driving to Cape Range National
Park to see amazing red rock canyons and gorges.
Getting there is easy - take a two hour flight north of Perth, or give yourself two days to
drive there from the capital.
(www.westernaustralia.com)
According to Text 2, answer the questions below:
Gabarito comentado
Resposta correta: D - Compound adjectives
Tema central: a questão trata de adjetivos compostos — unidades formadas por duas ou mais palavras que, juntas, qualificam um substantivo (ex.: two‑hour flight, four‑wheel driving).
Resumo teórico: adjetivos compostos aparecem geralmente antes do substantivo e, em inglês padrão, são ligados por hífen para evitar ambiguidade. Regras básicas:
- Number + unidade + substantivo → forma composta usada como adjetivo: two‑hour flight (antes do substantivo).
- Após verbo de ligação, usa‑se a forma não hifenizada e muitas vezes no plural: “The flight lasted two hours.”
- Expressões com “four‑wheel” costumam ligar as palavras: “four‑wheel drive vehicle” ou “go four‑wheel driving”.
Justificativa da alternativa D: As sequências citadas na questão funcionam como unidades que descrevem/qualificam uma atividade ou um substantivo (tipo de condução; duração do voo). Isso caracteriza adjetivos compostos — não são meros números isolados nem advérbios/verbos. Em uso escrito correto, essas expressões aparecem hifenizadas quando antecedem o substantivo: “a two‑hour flight” / “go four‑wheel driving” (ou “four‑wheel‑drive vehicle”).
Análise das demais alternativas:
- A – Adverbs of frequency: advérbios de frequência (always, often) indicam frequência; não descrevem duração ou tipo como nos exemplos, logo incorreto.
- B – Just amounts: embora “two hour” contenha uma quantidade, a função no contexto é adjetival (modifica “flight”), não apenas um valor isolado.
- C – Verbs: não há ação conjugada nas expressões; são modificadores (adjetivos), não verbos.
- E – Numbers: “two” é número, mas a expressão completa (two‑hour) funciona como adjetivo composto; portanto a resposta “numbers” é incompleta/insuficiente.
Dica prática para concursos: identifique a função no período: se o grupo de palavras está qualificando um substantivo e aparece junto antes dele, trate‑o como adjetivo composto — procure hífen em versões corretas e teste reescrevendo depois do verbo (“The flight lasted two hours”) para confirmar.
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