VERBOS COLANDO COM INFINITIVO OU GERÚNDIO – ESCOLA NAVAL 2019/2020 – RESOLUÇÃO DE QUESTÃO COM BIZU FEROZ.

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➧ QUESTÃO – (ESCOLA NAVAL-2017/2018)

➧ Todos sabem, mas nunca canso de dizer: LÍNGUA INGLESA USADA NAS PROVAS MILITARES É UMA ASSUNTO COMPLEXO, VOCÊ TEM QUESTÕES DE GRAMÁTICA AVANÇADA E DE INTERPRETAÇÃO DE TEXTO QUE EXIGEM CONHECIMENTO DE VOCABULÁRIO REFINADO. Então, só tem um jeito: TREINAMENTO COM RESOLUÇÃO DE PROVAS ANTERIORES. 

➧ QUESTÃO – (ESCOLA NAVAL-2019/2020)

Analyze these sentences.

I - Sheriff Grady Judd decided to do something to cheer up young Daylin.

II - He came to Daylin's house to bringing him a brand new bike and a helmet.

Ill - Daylin thanked the man while he worked to making sure the helmet fit.

IV - Daylin will be able to ride the bike after he finishes his medical treatment.

V - Sheriff Grady Judd hopes this bike will help him enjoy to be a kid again.

 (Adapted from httos://edilion.cnn.com)

Choose the correct option. 

(A) Only I and II are grammatically correct.

(B) Only I and IV are grammatically correct.

(C) Only II and Ill are grammatically correct.

(D) Only II and IV are grammatically correct.

(E) Only II and V are grammatically correct. 

Resposta:  B

➧ Questão sobre VERBOS COLANDO COM INFINITIVO & GERÚNDIO:

➧ BIZU FEROZ : 

(1) TO DECIDE cola SÓ com infinitivo → DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING.

• In the end, we decided to go to the theatre. [Cambridge Dictionary]

(2) TO COME cola com infinitivo ou gerúndio → COME TO DO SOMETHING ou COME DOING SOMETHING.

• A man's coming to mend the boiler this afternoon. [Cambridge Dictionary]
• He came rushing over when I fell.[Cambridge Dictionary]

(3) TO THANK FOR cola com GERÚNDIO → THANK SOMEONE FOR DOING.

• I’d like to thank you for coming here tonight.[Cambridge Dictionary].

(4) TO BE ABLE TO cola com infinitivo → BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING.

• Will she be able to cope with the work? [Cambridge Dictionary].
• I haven’t been able to get any more information. [Collins Dictionary]
• I'm sorry that I wasn't able to phone you yesterday. [Cambridge Dictionary]

(5) TO ENJOY cola com gerúndio → ENJOY DOING SOMETHING.

• I want to travel because I enjoy meeting people and seeing new places. [Cambridge Dictionary] 
• I don’t enjoy going on holiday as much as I used to. [Macmillan Dictionary]

 ➧ ANÁLISE RÁPIDA DAS SENTENÇAS:

I - Sheriff Grady Judd decided to do something to cheer up young Daylin.

• CORRETA porque o verbo "decided" segue verbo no infinitivo (decided to do...to cheer up).

II - He came to Daylin's house to bringing him a brand new bike and a helmet.

• INCORRETA porque o verbo "came" segue verbo no infinitivo (came...to bring) ou verbo no gerúndio (came...bringing).

Ill - Daylin thanked the man while he worked to making sure the helmet fit.

• INCORRETA porque o verbo "thanked" cola com preposição FOR e segue verbo no gerúndio (thanked for...making sure).

IV - Daylin will be able to ride the bike after he finishes his medical treatment.

• CORRETA porque o verbo "decided" segue verbo no infinitivo (be able to ride).

V - Sheriff Grady Judd hopes this bike will help him enjoy to be a kid again.

• INCORRETA porque o verbo "enjoy" cola com gerúndio (enjoy being) e não com infinitivo.