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Dear Mary,
My younger sister just told us she’s been accepted to her first choice university. Lee is very intelligent. She will be the first person in our family to go to college. I got good grades in high school, too, but when I graduated I went into the family business _____ going to college. I enjoy my new career, I’m sure that I’ve learned a lot of new things.
With love, Lincon
Fill in the blank with the option that best completes the text.
Dear Mary,
My younger sister just told us she’s been accepted to her first choice university. Lee is very intelligent. She will be the first person in our family to go to college. I got good grades in high school, too, but when I graduated I went into the family business _____ going to college. I enjoy my new career, I’m sure that I’ve learned a lot of new things.
With love, Lincon
Fill in the blank with the option that best completes the text.
Resolução comentada
'Instead of' + gerúndio.
Lincon entrou no negócio da família 'em vez de' ir à faculdade. 'Instead of' é seguido de gerúndio ('going') e expressa essa substituição.
Análise das alternativas
A) 'as soon as' significa 'assim que' e exige uma oração. C) 'still' é advérbio ('ainda') e não liga as ideias. D) 'yet' ('ainda', 'porém') não se usa antes de gerúndio nesse sentido.
Referência: Conectivos e preposições compostas.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.