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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' + gerúndio introduz concessão.
Antes de 'being renowned', exige-se uma preposição ou locução prepositiva seguida de -ing. 'Despite' se encaixa com esse sentido de concessão (apesar de ser renomada).
Análise das alternativas
A) 'Although' e C) 'Even though' pedem uma oração com sujeito e verbo. D) 'Even if' é condicional e também pede oração. E) 'In spite' está incompleto, pois exige 'of'. B) é a correta.
Referência: Conectivos concessivos em inglês.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.