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8 Great Projects Apple Killed Like Its Electric Car
The Apple Car is one of the highest-profile projects Apple failed to complete, but it's far from the only one.
______ being renowned for its innovations, Apple has had no choice but to abandon several projects over the past decades.
Here, we'll take a trip down memory lane and revisit Apple's canceled projects and other products that didn't make the market.
(Adapted from https://www.makeuseof.com)
8 Great Projects Apple Killed Like Its Electric Car
The Apple Car is one of the highest-profile projects Apple failed to complete, but it's far from the only one.
______ being renowned for its innovations, Apple has had no choice but to abandon several projects over the past decades.
Here, we'll take a trip down memory lane and revisit Apple's canceled projects and other products that didn't make the market.
(Adapted from https://www.makeuseof.com)
Resolução comentada
'Despite' + verbo no gerúndio (being).
Após a lacuna vem 'being renowned', uma forma em -ing sem sujeito próprio. 'Despite' é preposição e aceita essa estrutura, expressando concessão. Faz sentido: apesar de ser renomada por suas inovações, a Apple abandonou projetos.
Análise das alternativas
A), C) e D) são conjunções e exigem oração com sujeito e verbo conjugado. E) 'In spite' precisa de 'of' para se completar ('in spite of').
Referência: Conectivos de concessão: despite / in spite of vs. although / even though.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.