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Which is the correct way to complete the paragraph below?
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Scientists ______Duke University______ the US named a new genus of ferns discovered throughout the Americas ______ pop superstar Lady Gaga. When examining the ferns' DNA, the scientists spotted the base pair sequence G-A-G-A - just like the singer. They also noted the ferns display gender fluidity, a major theme ______Lady Gaga's work.
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Gaga Monstraparva
Scientists ______Duke University______ the US named a new genus of ferns discovered throughout the Americas ______ pop superstar Lady Gaga. When examining the ferns' DNA, the scientists spotted the base pair sequence G-A-G-A - just like the singer. They also noted the ferns display gender fluidity, a major theme ______Lady Gaga's work.
(Adapted from http: / / blog. oxforddictionaries .com)
Resolução comentada
Preposições: at Duke University in the US / after Lady Gaga / theme in her work.
Diz-se 'scientists at (uma instituição)', 'in the US', 'named ... after' (batizar em homenagem a alguém) e 'a theme in someone's work'.
Análise das alternativas
'Of', 'on' e 'before' formam combinações não idiomáticas, como 'named before', 'scientists on' ou 'theme at'. Só a opção A atende às quatro lacunas.
Referência: Prepositions – colocações fixas.
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