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Which option completes the text below correctly?
Marine Corps fitness test offers smart alternative to running
Marines of any age can now conduct the rowing portion of the PFT if they have a medical chit proving they are incapable ______ completing the running test. (Cpl. Jeff Drew/ Marine Corps)
The Marine Corps is making changes ______ its Physical Fitness Test, allowing Marines to replace the three-mile running portion of the PFT ______ a 5,000-meter stint on a rowing machine.
Marines seeking to do that will require a medical chit to prove and explain why they can't run. But it will allow fit and hard-working Marines to still earn a top score ______ their fitness test without risking unnecessary injury.
It comes at a time when the entire military is wrestling ______ issues of standards and fitness.
(Adapted from https://www.navytimes.com)
Marine Corps fitness test offers smart alternative to running
Marines of any age can now conduct the rowing portion of the PFT if they have a medical chit proving they are incapable ______ completing the running test. (Cpl. Jeff Drew/ Marine Corps)
The Marine Corps is making changes ______ its Physical Fitness Test, allowing Marines to replace the three-mile running portion of the PFT ______ a 5,000-meter stint on a rowing machine.
Marines seeking to do that will require a medical chit to prove and explain why they can't run. But it will allow fit and hard-working Marines to still earn a top score ______ their fitness test without risking unnecessary injury.
It comes at a time when the entire military is wrestling ______ issues of standards and fitness.
(Adapted from https://www.navytimes.com)
Resolução comentada
Preposições: incapable of, changes to, replace with, score on, wrestling with.
As colocações corretas são 'incapable of completing', 'making changes to', 'replace X with Y', 'top score on their fitness test' e 'wrestling with issues'. Isso corresponde à sequência of / to / with / on / with.
Análise das alternativas
B) 'incapable in' e 'score by' estão incorretas. C) 'incapable to' e 'replace from' estão incorretas. D) 'incapable of' está certa, mas 'changes for' e 'replace for' não. E) 'incapable to' está incorreta.
Referência: Preposições dependentes de adjetivos e verbos em inglês.
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