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Which option completes the text below correctly?
Air Force's first Grey Wolf patrol helicopter arrives at Malmstrom
The first field-ready MH-139 Grey Wolf arrived at Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base earlier this month, marking the start of operations for a new fleet of aircraft designed to safeguard America's land-based nuclear missiles.
The MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter, ______ replaces Vietnam War-era Hueys, will be used to patrol the intercontinental ballistic missile fields at Malmstrom; F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming; and Minot AFB, North Dakota.
(Adapted from https://www.militarytimes.com)
Air Force's first Grey Wolf patrol helicopter arrives at Malmstrom
The first field-ready MH-139 Grey Wolf arrived at Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base earlier this month, marking the start of operations for a new fleet of aircraft designed to safeguard America's land-based nuclear missiles.
The MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter, ______ replaces Vietnam War-era Hueys, will be used to patrol the intercontinental ballistic missile fields at Malmstrom; F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming; and Minot AFB, North Dakota.
(Adapted from https://www.militarytimes.com)
Resolução comentada
Pronome relativo em oração explicativa referente a coisa.
A oração 'which replaces Vietnam War-era Hueys' é explicativa (entre vírgulas) e se refere a um helicóptero (coisa), sujeito da oração. Por isso se usa 'which'.
Análise das alternativas
A) 'what' não introduz orações relativas adjetivas com antecedente. C) 'who' é para pessoas. D) 'whom' é para pessoas, na função de objeto. E) 'whose' indica posse e não faria sentido aqui.
Referência: Relative pronouns: which (non-defining clauses).
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