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Texto-base: Read the following text to answer questions 16 to 18.
The Baseball game
Dad took his son Chris to a baseball game. The Los Angeles Dodgers were playing the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers were the home team. The Giants were the visiting team. Dad and Chris walked into Dodger Stadium. Many people were there. Most of them wanted to see the Dodgers win. They wanted to see the Giants lose. Dad and Chris found their seats. They sat down. Chris told his dad he was hungry. His dad bought two bags of peanuts for Chris. He bought two hot dogs for Chris. He bought a big soda for Chris. A foul ball came their way. People dived for the foul ball. They knocked Chris' soda over. His dad bought him another soda.
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Read the following sentence.
“They wanted to see the Giants lose.” (line 6)
The pronoun THEY refers to:
The Baseball game
Dad took his son Chris to a baseball game. The Los Angeles Dodgers were playing the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers were the home team. The Giants were the visiting team. Dad and Chris walked into Dodger Stadium. Many people were there. Most of them wanted to see the Dodgers win. They wanted to see the Giants lose. Dad and Chris found their seats. They sat down. Chris told his dad he was hungry. His dad bought two bags of peanuts for Chris. He bought two hot dogs for Chris. He bought a big soda for Chris. A foul ball came their way. People dived for the foul ball. They knocked Chris' soda over. His dad bought him another soda.
Adapted from:
<https://www.eslfast.com/supereasy/se/supereasy134.htm>
Read the following sentence.
“They wanted to see the Giants lose.” (line 6)
The pronoun THEY refers to:
Resolução comentada
Referente do pronome 'They'.
A frase anterior diz 'Most of them wanted to see the Dodgers win', em que 'them' retoma 'Many people'. 'They' na frase seguinte retoma esse mesmo grupo, a torcida.
Análise das alternativas
Chris, Dad e 'Chris and Dad' não estão sendo apontados como quem queria ver o Giants perder. 'The Giants' é o time que perde, não quem deseja. A correta é a D.
Referência: Referência pronominal em inglês.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.