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Which is the correct way to complete the paragraph below?
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.
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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 corretas: at Duke University in the US, named after, theme in.
Diz-se 'scientists at Duke University', 'in the US', 'named after' alguém, que é o sentido de batizar em homenagem, e 'a theme in Lady Gaga's work'. A sequência at / in / after / in está correta.
Análise das alternativas
B, C, D e E) Erradas: usam 'of', 'on' ou 'before' nas lacunas, e não formam as expressões 'at Duke University', 'named after' e 'theme in'.
Referência: Gramática da língua inglesa – preposições.
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