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Choose the option that correctly completes the blanks of the text below, respectively.
A fire occurred in the generator room ________the vessel was at sea, depriving the vessel of all _______ emergency auxiliary power supplies. The crew fought the fire by using the vessel's fixed Halon installation and dry powder apparatus. __________less than an hour the fire was extinguished. No injuries were experienced. ___________ , due to the fire, the vessel lost her main propulsion power and had to be towed to port. (Casualty Information, 1997)
A fire occurred in the generator room ________the vessel was at sea, depriving the vessel of all _______ emergency auxiliary power supplies. The crew fought the fire by using the vessel's fixed Halon installation and dry powder apparatus. __________less than an hour the fire was extinguished. No injuries were experienced. ___________ , due to the fire, the vessel lost her main propulsion power and had to be towed to port. (Casualty Information, 1997)
Resolução comentada
Conectivos: whilst / but / During / However.
'Whilst the vessel was at sea' indica simultaneidade. 'All but emergency auxiliary power supplies' significa 'todas exceto'. 'During less than an hour' dá a duração do incêndio, e 'However' marca a oposição ao fato de que ninguém se feriu.
Análise das alternativas
B (once/and/After/When), C, D e E não formam frases coerentes. Exemplos: 'After less than an hour' e 'Furthermore' não se encaixam, e 'despite the vessel was' é gramaticalmente incorreto.
Referência: Gramática inglesa: conjunções e conectivos.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.