Questõessobre Palavras conectivas | Connective words

The word in bold is substituted by the word in parentheses, without change in meaning, in

No trecho da resposta à primeira pergunta – Even though they have fast ferries and airplanes now –, é possível substituir corretamente Even though, sem alterar o sentido da frase, por:

Though (first paragraph) may not be replaced by:

No terceiro quadro, o termo but expressa

In the excerpt of the fifth paragraph – Predictably, the tobacco companies derided these and other studies as mere statistical arguments or anecdotes rather than definitions of causality. – the expression rather than can be substituted, without changing its meaning, for

No trecho do terceiro parárafo do texto – … although even then many doctors were concerned that smoking was a health risk. – a palavra although significa, em português,