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Which option completes the paragraph below correctly?
Neopalpadonaldtrumpi
Scientists ______ for the objectivity, but that ______ they don't have a sense of humour. When DrVazrickNatari ______ the white tufts capping the head of a new species of moth he ______ around Baja California, one person ______ to mind: Donald J Trump. Explaining why he ______Neopalpadonaldtrumpi for the organism in 2017, Natari said: 'The specific epithet ______ because of the resemblance of the scales on the frons (head) of the moth to Mr. Trump's hairstyle'.
(Adapted from http: / / blog.oxforddictionaries. com)
Neopalpadonaldtrumpi
Scientists ______ for the objectivity, but that ______ they don't have a sense of humour. When DrVazrickNatari ______ the white tufts capping the head of a new species of moth he ______ around Baja California, one person ______ to mind: Donald J Trump. Explaining why he ______Neopalpadonaldtrumpi for the organism in 2017, Natari said: 'The specific epithet ______ because of the resemblance of the scales on the frons (head) of the moth to Mr. Trump's hairstyle'.
(Adapted from http: / / blog.oxforddictionaries. com)
Resolução comentada
Combinação correta: are known / doesn't mean / saw / discovered / came / chose / has been selected.
'Scientists are known for' é a voz passiva. 'That doesn't mean' é o presente simples. 'Natari saw', 'he discovered', 'came to mind' e 'he chose' estão no passado simples. 'The epithet has been selected' é o present perfect passivo, coerente com o contexto.
Análise das alternativas
A) Errada: 'isn't meant' e 'was seen' não se encaixam, e 'has selected' não é passivo. B) Errada: 'know' sem passiva e 'was come' são incorretos. D) Errada: 'isn't meant' e 'was come' são incorretos. E) Errada: 'know' e 'was seen' não se encaixam no contexto.
Referência: Gramática da língua inglesa – voz passiva e tempos verbais.
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