In the sentence “Capone was responsible for many brutal
acts of violence, mainly against other gangsters”. The verb
“was” is the Simple Past of:
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Al Capone
Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor
immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the
most infamous gangster in American history. In 1920
during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million
dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and
gambling dominated the organized crime scene. Capone
was responsible for many brutal acts of violence, mainly
against other gangsters. The most famous of these was the
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929, in which he
ordered the assassination of seven rivals. Capone was
never indicted for his racketeering but was finally brought
to justice for income-tax evasion in 1931. After serving
six-and-a-half years, Capone was released. He died in
1947 in Miami. Capone’s life captured the public
imagination, and his gangster persona has been
immortalized in the many movies and books inspired by
his exploits.
(Excerpt from the site: http://www.history.com/topics/alcapone. Researched on: October 2015)
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Al Capone
Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene. Capone was responsible for many brutal acts of violence, mainly against other gangsters. The most famous of these was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929, in which he ordered the assassination of seven rivals. Capone was never indicted for his racketeering but was finally brought to justice for income-tax evasion in 1931. After serving six-and-a-half years, Capone was released. He died in 1947 in Miami. Capone’s life captured the public imagination, and his gangster persona has been immortalized in the many movies and books inspired by his exploits.
(Excerpt from the site: http://www.history.com/topics/alcapone. Researched on: October 2015)
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Resposta: Alternativa D — Be
Tema central: identificação do verbo de cuja forma no Simple Past resulta “was”. Trata‑se de conhecimento sobre verbos irregulares e funções do verbo be como verbo de ligação e auxiliar.
Resumo teórico: O verbo be é irregular e apresenta formas básicas: base = be; past = was/were; past participle = been; present = am/is/are. Em frases como “Capone was responsible…”, was atua como verbo de ligação (linking verb) ligando o sujeito a um adjetivo. (Fontes: Cambridge Grammar; Oxford Learner’s Dictionary.)
Por que a alternativa D é correta: “Was” é a forma do Simple Past do verbo be. Logo, a pergunta pede justamente o verbo cuja forma passada é “was” — resposta: be.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
A — Have: Simple Past de have é had, não “was”.
B — Wag: verbo regular; Simple Past é wagged (ou, em alguns usos, wag → wagged), jamais “was”.
C — Wet: pode formar past como wet ou wetted, dependendo do uso, mas não “was”.
E — Bring: Simple Past é brought, portanto também não corresponde a “was”.
Dica de resolução em provas: ao ver uma forma verbal (here: “was”), identifique se é regular/irregular e lembre as tabelas básicas (be, have, do, go, bring etc.). Reconheça se o verbo funciona como linking verb (be + adjetivo) ou como auxiliar/passive — isso ajuda a interpretar a função na frase.
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