IGEDUC — 2026

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Subordination complexifies sentences by establishing dependency relationships, often involving mood shifts and alternative syntactic structures like inversion. Select the option that correctly rewrites "If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended" using conditional inversion without a conjunction.

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

A estrutura do Sintagma Nominal (Noun Phrase − NP) permite ampla pré-modificação, na qual substantivos podem funcionar de modo semelhante a adjetivos para classificar o núcleo nominal. Assinale a alternativa que identifica corretamente a diferença semântica entre as estruturas "a computer operator" (substantivo em função adjetiva) e "a computer's operator" (genitivo).

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Prepositions can be simple one-word items or complex multi-word units that function as a single grammatical entity within a sentence. Regarding the classification and usage of prepositions, judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F): (__) "In spite of" is considered a complex preposition that functions grammatically in the same way as the simple preposition "despite". (__) "Regarding" and "concerning" are participles that have evolved to function as simple prepositions. (__) "Because" is a preposition, whereas "because of" acts as a subordinating conjunction introducing a clause. (__) "Due to" traditionally functions adjectivally (following "be"), while "owing to" functions adverbially, though this distinction is blurring. The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Noun classification includes variable agreement rules depending on the morphological form and semantic content, such as summation plurals and nouns ending in -s. Choose the alternative where the subject-verb agreement is grammatically correct regarding nouns ending in -s that are singular in meaning.

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Adverbs act as modifiers within the sentence structure, altering verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, with specific rules for intensifiers and ungradable adjectives. Regarding the use of intensifiers and degree adverbs in comparative structures and with ungradable adjectives, judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F): (__) "Much" and "far" are grammatically correct intensifiers for comparative adjectives (e.g., "much better"). (__) "Very" can modify strong or ungradable adjectives like "exhausted" or "freezing". (__) "Hardly" is an adverb of manner meaning "with a lot of effort" or "energetically". (__) The adverb "enough" must always follow the adjective or adverb it modifies (e.g., "good enough"). The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Na língua inglesa, a ordem dos adjetivos que antecedem um substantivo segue uma convenção sintática conhecida como Royal Order of Adjectives. Considere os adjetivos old (idade), red (cor), cotton (material) e cleaning, empregado como adjetivo de finalidade/uso na construção cleaning cloth (equivalente a cloth for cleaning). Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a ordem correta desses adjetivos antes do substantivo cloth, conforme a sintaxe padrão do inglês.

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Adverbial phrases provide circumstantial information, and their specific placement at the beginning of a sentence can trigger syntactic changes like subject-auxiliary inversion. Analyze the assertions below regarding negative adverbials and inversion: I. Fronting negative adverbials like "Under no circumstances" or "Seldom" requires subject-auxiliary inversion (e.g., "should you go"). II. Adverbials of frequency always trigger inversion when placed at the beginning of the sentence (e.g., "Sometimes go I"). III. "Little did he know" is a fixed phrase exemplifying negative inversion used for dramatic or emphatic effect. Select the correct analysis:

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Reading comprehension requires distinguishing between literal information and inferential reasoning based on cohesive ties and reference. Considering the sentence "The heavy rain caused a flood, which destroyed the bridge," judge the statements as True (T) or False (F): (__) The relative pronoun "which" refers to the entire preceding clause (the fact that rain caused a flood). (__) It can be inferred that the bridge was destroyed directly by the rain drops, not by the resulting flood. (__) This structure is an example of a sentential relative clause, providing a comment on the whole situation. (__) The pronoun "which" could be grammatically replaced by "that" in this specific non-restrictive context. The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

The internal structure of noun phrases often involves complex modification by adjective phrases and specific pronominal constraints. Analyze the following assertions regarding syntax and usage constraints of adjectives and pronouns: I. In the phrase "The person responsible for the damage," the adjective must follow the noun because it is post-modified by a prepositional phrase. II. "Between you and I" is the prescriptively correct form for the object of a preposition in standard English grammar. III. Adjectives ending in -ble or -ible often follow the noun when the noun is modified by a superlative (e.g., "the best hotel available"). Select the correct analysis:

Ano: 2026·Banca: IGEDUC·Cargo: RN - Professor - Área: Inglês·Concurso: Prefeitura de São José do Campestre

Cohesion is achieved through grammatical and lexical devices that link parts of a text, establishing semantic unity through reference direction. Identify the alternative that presents a clear case of cataphoric reference, where the pronoun precedes its specific referent.