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1Q107333 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Desenvolvimento, BDMG, FUMARC

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DIRECTIONS: Choose the CORRECT alternative to
answer questions 16 to 25.
Questions 16 to 20: Choose the CORRECT alternative to
answer questions 16 to 20, according to TEXT 01.

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The correct word to complete the sentence Analysts _______ specialize in helping an organization select the proper system hardware and software are often called system architects or system designers. is

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2Q120799 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Sistemas Júnior, TRANSPETRO, CESGRANRIO

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In terms of pronominal reference,

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3Q119752 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de TI Analista de Rede MCP, PRODAM AM, FUNCAB

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

CAUTION
PROPERHANDLINGOFTHE FINECARTRIDGES
Handle the FINE Cartridges of this product properly, observing
the cautions noted below. Improper handling causes
malfunction or other problems in the product, as well as
damage to the FINE Cartridges.
Note:

1) When you install the FINE cartridges in the product, insert
the FINE Cartridges into the FINE Cartridge Holder
carefully not to knock them against the sides of the holder.
Also be sure to install them in a well-lit environment.
For details, refer to your setup sheet.

2) Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the FINE
cartridges.

3) Do not handle the FINE Cartridges roughly such as
applying them excessive pressure or dropping them.

4) Do not rinse or wipe the FINE Cartridges.

5) Once you have installed the FINE Cartridges, do not
remove them unnecessarily.

(Taken from Canon Inc. 2008 - Printed in Vietnam)

The pronoun them in the sentence ".insert the FINE Cartridges into the FINE Cartridge Holder carefully not to knock them against the sides of the holder" (lines 8-10) refers to:

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4Q120391 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Sistemas Pleno Processos, Petrobras, CESGRANRIO

In "Sweden has just announced that it wants to be the first nation in the world."(lines 34-35), the pronoun it refers to "Sweden". Check the other pronoun that also refers to the name of a country.

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6Q120529 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de TI Analista de Rede MCP, PRODAM AM, FUNCAB

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

For your protection, please read these safety
instructions completely before operating the appliance, and
keep this manual for future reference.

Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and
instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the
operating instructions and adhere to them.

POWER SOURCES - This set should be operated
only from the type of power source indicated on the marking
label. If you are not sure of the type of electrical power supplied
to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. For
those sets designed to operate from battery power, or other
sources, refer to the operating instructions.

OBJECTAND LIQUID ENTRY - Never push objects
of any kind into the set through openings as they may touch
dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in
a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the set.

ATTACHMENTS - Do not use attachmentsnot
recommended by the manufacturer, as they may cause
hazards.

CLEANING - Unplug the set from the wall outlet
before cleaning or polishing it. Do not use liquid cleaners or
aerosol cleaners. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for
cleaning the exterior of the set.

OVERLOADING - Do not overload wall outlets,
extension cords or convenience receptacles beyond their
capacity, since this can result in fire or electric shock.

ACCESSORIES - Do not place the set on an
unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The set may
fall, causing serious injury to a child or an adult, and serious
damage to the set. Use only a cart stand tripod, bracket, or
table recommended by the manufacturer.

WATER AND MOISTURE - Do not use power-line
operated sets near water - for example, near a bathtub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or
near a swimming pool, etc.

SERVICING - Do not attempt to service the set
yourself asopening or removing covers may expose you to
dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to
qualified service personnel.

SAFETY CHECK - Upon completion of any service
or repairs to the set, as the service technician to perform
routine safety checks (as specified by the manufacturer) to
determine that the set is in safe operating condition.

(Adapted from SONY manual - Sony Corporation - 2000 - Printed in Japan).
 

The pronoun they in ". as they may touch dangerous voltage points." (paragraph 4 ), the pronoun they in ". as they may cause hazards." ( paragraph 5 ), and the pronoun it in ". before cleaning or polishing it" (paragraph 6 ) refer, respectively, to:

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7Q119045 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Sistemas, ELETROBRÁS, CESGRANRIO

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In "It also stated that two billion more people will need access to modern fuels." (lines 13-14 - Text II) , "it" refers to

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8Q111724 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Gestão Corporativa, EPE, CESGRANRIO

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Mark the only correct statement.

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9Q200037 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista, EBC, CESPE CEBRASPE

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In the sentence

She expected that he would be here before her arrival but he didnt do so., do so refers to be here before her arrival.

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10Q113005 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Analista de Gestão Corporativa Tecnologia da Informação, EPE, CESGRANRIO

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In "...and not have them end up on the beach," (line 19), the pronoun them refers to

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11Q680363 | Arquivologia, Pronomes Pronouns, Processo de Seleção, ABEPRO, FEPESE, 2017

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Opportunity Cost


This phenomenon goes by the name of ‘opportunity cost,’ since by not investing in more equipment and a more rigid production flow, the company is forgoing the opportunity to earn increased profits. These costs are every bite as real as the payment of dollars out-of-pocket.


This notion _______ opportunity cost can be reinforced _________a famous saying ______ Benjamin Franklin, no slouch himself _________ operations management. To make the point, however, we must make a brief excursion into logic. One truth of logic is the validity of the so-called contrapositive, which says simply that if the statement “If A, then B” is true, then it is also true that “If not B, then not A.” That is, of every time A occurs B follows, then we can be sure that if B does not occur, then A did not occur as well. Enough logic then, and back to Ben Franklin.


One of his Poor Richard sayings is that “A penny saved is a penny earned.” We have all recognized the truth of that since childhood, but I assert that by this saying Ben showed us he knows everything about opportunity cost. After all, what is the contrapositive of “A penny not earned is a penny not saved (i.e., a penny sent). All we are saying by this notion of opportunity cost is that “a penny not earned (an opportunity forgone) is a penny spent.” We shall often have occasion to consider opportunity costs, in analyzing and deciding various operations issues.


SCHMENNER, Roger W. Production/Operations Management. 5th Edition. Prentice-Hall, 1993.

The underlined word in ‘One truth of logic is the validity of the so-called contrapositive, which says simply that if the statement…’ can be correctly classified as a:
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12Q944135 | Arquivologia, Pronomes Pronouns, Vestibular, UEMG, UEMG, 2022

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Don’t Look Up: four climate experts on the polarising disaster film

Critics haven’t been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire, but many climate experts are lauding it. Here four give their views
Rarely has a film been as divisive as Adam McKay’s climate satire Don’t Look Up. Although it has been watched by millions, and is already Netflix’s third most watched film ever, the response from critics was largely negative. Many found its story of scientists who discover an asteroid heading for Earth a clumsy allegory for the climate crisis, while others just found it boring. But many in the climate movement have praised the film, and audience reviews have been generally positive.
We asked four climate experts to give their views on the film. Warning: spoilers ahead.

Ketan Joshi: ‘The main character of the climate crisis is absent’
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Fiona Harvey: ‘The role of the technoloon, played by Mark Rylance, struck a chord’
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After 17 years of reporting on the climate crisis, I doubted at first that the film had much to tell me about the frustrations of communicating a hypothetical catastrophe. As the film’s scientists first struggled to clothe their data in sober, measured terms, then broke into swearing, armwaving shrieks about provable imminent apocalypse, I nodded along. Yes, that’s what it feels like, and no, no one listens, not until it is too late.
Yet it was illuminating in unexpected ways – something I’ve always struggled with is how rational people can fail to grasp the scale of climate breakdown, how we could leave it so late. As the film shows, it’s partly because vested interests keep it that way, but it’s also just because we’re human. Believing in disaster before it strikes is fundamentally not how we work.
The role of the techno-loon, played by Mark Rylance, struck another chord. Cop26 was not a failure, though on the surface that was the obvious conclusion – it was more nuanced than that. Soon after the Cop26 circus left Glasgow, the danger of painting the outcome in such blackand-white terms became apparent, as wellmeaning experts concluded – in all seriousness – as talking didn’t work, our best hope would be for billionaires to bypass the UN and geoengineer the climate from space. Because obviously the answer to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere is to conduct a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere.
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Nina Lakhani: ‘Jennifer Lawrence’s character will resonate with many female climate scientists’
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How Kate Dibiasky, the postgraduate student played by Jennifer Lawrence who discovered the comet, is portrayed as an unhinged hysterical woman, will resonate with many female climate scientists and activists whose crucial knowledge has been sidelined. The scene where her parents declare that they’re in favour of the jobs the comet will provide will resonate with millions of people, including me, trying to deal with relatives who have bought into political lies.
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Damian Carrington: ‘It highlights the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away’
I loved Don’t Look Up, both as an entertainment and as a climate crisis parable. But the movie has been panned by many critics, with the main charge being that it is heavy-handed, blunt and too obvious. But that is exactly the point.
Scientists have been issuing blunt warnings about obvious dangers of global heating for years and have been ignored – carbon emissions are still rising. The film perfectly skewers the key ways in which they have been ignored: for short-term political expediency and short-term corporate profit.
In particular, the movie beautifully portrays the incredulity of scientists that their carefully constructed evidence can be dismissed with bluster such as “we’ll sit tight and assess” by leaders more concerned about today’s political weather and a media more interested in the minutiae of celebrities’ lives.
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The point of the film is savagely highlighting the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away rather than acting. In that respect, it is a triumph.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/08/dont-look-upfour-climate-experts-on-the-polarising-disaster-film. Access: 08/01/2022.
Concerning the excerpt: “Critics haven’t been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire, but many climate experts are lauding it”, and the context it was taken from, mark the correct option regarding the usage of the pronoun “it”.
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13Q948840 | Arquivologia, Pronomes Pronouns, Língua Inglesa, UEG, UEG, 2017

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The true potential of technology to change behavior


Technology could successfully change behaviours where decades of campaigns and legislation have failed. With the quantified self already walking among us and the internet of things within easy reach, digital technology is creating unprecedented opportunities to encourage, enable and empower more sustainable behaviours.

If we are to unlock the power of technology we must be more ambitious than simply digitising analogue strategies or creating another communications channel.

The true potential of technology lies in its ability to do things that nothing else can do. In behaviour change terms, the potential to succeed where decades of education programmes, awareness campaigns and product innovation have failed; to make a difference where government policy and legislation has had limited impact.

Using behavioural insights, it is possible to highlight the bottlenecks, drop out points and achilles heels of traditional behaviour change efforts — the reasons why we have failed in the past — and apply the unique possibilities of technology to these specific challenges.

Overcoming our limitations

Luckily, the history of the human race is almost defined by its ability to invent stuff that bolsters its feeble capabilities. That stuff is, of course, what we generically refer to as 'technology'. And in the same way that the internal combustion engine and the light bulb allow us to overcome our relatively feeble powers of motion and perception, so digital technology can be directed to overcoming our relatively feeble powers of reasoning, selfcontrol, motivation, self-awareness and agency—the factors that make behaviour change so difficult.

Herein lies the true potential of technology: not in the laboratory or the workshop, but in an understanding of the behavioural dynamics that define the human condition, both generally and within the context of a specific user-group, market segment or community.

Fonte: JOHNSON, Steven. Recognising the true potential of technology to change behaviour. Disponível em:<https://www.theguardian.com/sustainablebusiness/behavioural-insights/true-potential-technology-change-behaviour>. Acesso em: 23 ago. 2017. (Adaptado).

Considering the ideas expressed in the text, technology
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14Q1022987 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Professor de Inglês, Prefeitura de Formigueiro RS, MS CONCURSOS, 2024

Assine uma alternativa que complete as lacunas.

".........são estas agendas? Da Lisa.
“.........esse filme é?155 minutos.

".........aqueles caras são os do lado da sua irmã? Peter e a esposa dele.
"........você joga esse jogo? Quase nunca.
“.........você começou a trabalhar nesta empresa? Depois da reunião
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15Q1024769 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Tecnico de Laboratorio, USP, FUVEST, 2025

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The idea of time blindness, or difficulty perceiving and managing time, has spread across social media. While there is no diagnosis for it, some people explain that, despite their best efforts, they frequently lose track of time, underestimate or overestimate how long tasks will take, show up late, and miss deadlines.

Time blindness is a psychological phenomenon that nearly everyone experiences from time to time, said Michael Manos, at the Cleveland Clinic.

“Who doesn’t get completely occupied with a hobby or a conversation they’re having with somebody, or some kind of activity that is so interesting that it occupies attention, and it takes attention away from other things that might be pressing?” he said.

Not all experts agree, but some suggest that it could be a limitation for some people.

Renae Beaumont, an associate professor of psychology in clinical psychiatry, said time blindness and flow, a state of intense focus in an activity that is engaging, enjoyable and temporarily distracts from the passage of time, are different phenomena.

“Flow is typically associated with positive emotions when you’re doing something you enjoy, and you are able to shift to a different task when you need to. Time blindness involves getting stuck, losing track of time and typically having trouble transitioning to a different task,” she said.

There is no clear consensus, but some researchers consider time blindness to be an impairment in temporal perception, or the way the brain experiences time.

Certain strategies may help people who struggle with time perception and management, experts said.

Use digital reminders including alarms, timers and calendars to keep track of appointments, dates and deadlines.

Washington Post. February 5, 2025. Adaptado.
No trecho "Who doesn’t get completely occupied with a hobby or a conversation they’re having with somebody, or some kind of activity that is so interesting that it occupies attention" (3º parágrafo), o pronome "they" refere-se¬
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16Q1020098 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, PortuguêsInglês, IFMS, AOCP, 2025

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Literacy as a Multidimensional Concept


An emphasis on the development of literacy as a fluid concept (Knobel and Lankshear, 2014) is one of the most recent advances in twenty-first-century education. To conceptualize literacy, the ability of the learner to make use of language takes precedence in typical Western educational systems. However, as Kern highlights, “literacy is more than a set of academic skills” (2000, 23). It varies depending on the social context and is embedded in cultural practice (Paesani et al. 2016).

Therefore, in order to define it, we must take into consideration the set of resources, sociocultural practices and competences––beyond reading and writing––that enable student interaction, critical thinking, the drawing of conclusions and the application of knowledge to curricular areas and realworld situations (New London Group 1996; Kern 2000; American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 2011; Cooper et al. 2012; Kucer 2014; Paesani et al. 2016; Reyes-Torres 2018; Warner and Dupuy 2018). As such, the multimodal training approach that we propose for the FL class stems from Kern’s notion of literacy, first, “as a process of creating and transforming knowledge” (2000, 29), and second, “as a matter of engaging in the ever-developing process of using reading and writing as tools for thinking and learning, in order to expand one’s understanding of oneself and the world” (40). This involves paying careful attention to language, while also developing a critical awareness of the relationships between texts, images, discourse conventions and sociocultural and digital contexts.

In sum, and in consonance with Kern and other scholars such as the NLG (1996), Steve Kucer (2014), Maria Brisk (2015), Paesani et al. (2016) and Shari Tishman (2018), we define literacy as a dynamic and multidimensional concept whose main aim is to provide twenty-first-century learners with the language skills, visual thinking strategies and dialogic attitudes that are necessary to develop the knowledge that allows them to grasp and evaluate information, organize ideas, exchange perspectives, construct meaning and reflect critically on a variety of sociocultural contexts. In order to foster such a multidimensional approach to literacy in EFL and implement it as an organizing principle (Kress 2010; Serafini 2014), it is necessary that teachers become acquainted with the three dimensions that both Kern (2000) and Kucer (2014) acknowledge as the key components: a) cognitive; b) conceptual; and c) sociocultural.

These dimensions constitute a field of forces that complement one another and are equally important in the process of both teaching and learning, and they also illustrate the multiple facets and fluid nature of literacy.


Adapted from: FERNÁNDEZ, Teresa; REYES-TORRES, Agustín; FERNÁNDEZ, Pilar. A multimodal approach to foster the multiliteracies pedagogy in the English as a Foreign Language context. ATLANTIS: Journal of the Spanish Association of AngloAmerican Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 94–119, 2020. Available at: https://www.atlantisjournal.org/index.php/atlantis/article/view/741. Accessed on: Mar. 21, 2025.
In relation to the term “whose” in the sentence: “We define literacy as a dynamic and multidimensional concept whose main aim is to provide twenty-first-century learners with the language skills [...]”, select the correct alternative.
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17Q1021961 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Advocacia, DATAPREV, FGV, 2024

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Technology Consultant Fast Track: How to Get Your Dream Job in IT Consulting (IT Consulting Career Guide).


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Containing lessons from a PhD with 12 years of experience and 15,000 billable hours from Accenture and Coala, this is the book movers and shakers in the IT industry are talking about. Recommended by university professors, last-year students, as well as seasoned consultants. Even my mom says you have to read this book, or you have to answer to her!

By reading this book, you will learn:

What your college professor didn't tell you about the consulting business.

The Pro’s and Con’s of a career in technology consulting.

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Best ways to prepare for the job interview in 30 minutes or less. What questions to ask in the interview to avoid nasty surprises when you are selected.

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In the excerpt in TEXT “Recommended by university professors, last-year students, as well as seasoned consultants. Even my mom says you have to read this book, or you have to answer to her!”
The pronoun her refers to
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18Q1009425 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Habilitação Inglês, SEDUCMT, FGV, 2025

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Is other a verb?


Like many English words, other possesses great flexibility in meaning and function. Over the past few centuries, it has served as an adjective, an adverb, a noun, and a pronoun. In recent decades, other has increased its part-of-speech portfolio to include verb use, having acquired the meaning "to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group.” Some people find it disconcerting when a word takes on a new part of speech, a process known as functional shift. The phenomenon is quite common, however -- our language contains many thousands of words which are reported to have been formed in this fashion.


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other.
Forms of other can be used as either adjectives or pronouns – besides the more recent verb form. They include others, the other, the others, another. Indicate the correct use of one of these forms:
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19Q1022726 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Língua Inglesa, Prefeitura de Barro Preto BA, MS Consultoria, 2024

Considering morphology, the underlined word in "We committed ourselves to working for its entry into force at the earliest opportunity." is a/na:
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20Q1022217 | Inglês, Pronomes Pronouns, Pré escolar, Prefeitura de Timbó SC, FURB, 2024

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Read the excerpt of the book entitled 'The Other Tongue: English across cultures' written by Joshua A. Fishman, published in 1992:

Sociology of English as an Additional Language

The ongoing nativization of non-native Englishes in various parts of the world proceeds within the penumbra of a rather stable and widespread image of English. This image is itself both influenced by and, in turn, contributory to an international sociolinguistic balance of power that characterizes the latter part of the twentieth century. This balance of power rests solidly on three realities: (1) not only is English increasingly associated with technological modernity and power, but this association is now being fostered by non-English mother-tongue interests; (2) English is both functionally fostered and regulated by local political authorities; and (3) indigenous "preferred languages" are complementary fostered and regulated by these same authorities.

Not only is English still spreading, but it is even being spread by non-English mother-tongue interests.

The world has previously witnessed the spread of languages of empire, the diffusion of lingua francas, and the growth of international languages. In most respects, therefore, the continued spread of English for international and intranational purposes is not novel in the annals of world history—or, if it is novel, it is so primarily in a quantitative sense, in terms of scale, rate, and degree, rather than in any qualitative sense or in terms of kind. If there is something qualitatively newunder the sun in conjunction with the spread of English in the non-English mother-tongue world, it is merely that the spread has reached such an order of magnitude that it is now significantly fostered by the non- English mother-tongue world, rather than being predominantly de- pendent on resources, efforts, or personnel of the English mothertongue world (Conrad and Fishman 1977). Whether we monitor the veritable army of English-speaking econo-technical specialists, advisors, and representatives, or whether we examine the diffusion of English publications, films, radio and television programs, literacy programs and educational opportunities, it is becoming increasingly clear that non-English mother-tongue countries are significantly active in each of these connections. Nor is their involvement merely that of Third World recipients of Western largesse. True, Third World nations are themselves fostering massive efforts via and on behalf of English. On the other hand, however, equally massive programs via English are being conducted by the Soviet Union, the Arab world, and mainland China-world powers that have their own well-developed standard languages and that normally oppose various political, philosophical, and economic goals of the English mother-tongue world.


Source: FISHMAN, Joshua A. Sociology of English as an additional language. The other tongue: English across cultures, v. 2, p. 19-26, 1992.
Based on the use of relative and reflexive pronouns in the text, which of the following statements are true (T) or false (F)?

(__)The text uses relative pronouns to add further information, such as "that" in phrases like "world powers that have their own well-developed standard languages."

(__)Reflexive pronouns are used in the text to emphasize actions performed by subjects upon themselves, such as "itself" and "themselves."

(__)The text frequently uses "that" to ask (or declare) to whom something belongs.


Choose the alternative that presents the correct order:
  1. ✂️
  2. ✂️
  3. ✂️
  4. ✂️
  5. ✂️
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