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Which is the correct option to complete the paragraph below?
Aging is inevitable and yet it's hard ______ it's happening. Inside, you feel like you're 24 years old still, wanting ______ the most of life, maybe even more so now that you know there are more years behind you than ahead of you. And yet, no one told your body. It's not the same as it used ______. Acknowledging this can ______ your life. You just need ______ a few habits. [...] Start by ______ yourself [...] 'What do I want?' That answer will drive every decision you make.
(Adapted from https://www.eatthis.com)
Aging is inevitable and yet it's hard ______ it's happening. Inside, you feel like you're 24 years old still, wanting ______ the most of life, maybe even more so now that you know there are more years behind you than ahead of you. And yet, no one told your body. It's not the same as it used ______. Acknowledging this can ______ your life. You just need ______ a few habits. [...] Start by ______ yourself [...] 'What do I want?' That answer will drive every decision you make.
(Adapted from https://www.eatthis.com)
Resolução comentada
Sequência: to admit / to make / to be / save / to change / asking.
'Hard to admit' (adjetivo + infinitivo). 'Wanting to make the most of life' (want + infinitivo). 'Used to be' (estrutura 'used to'). 'Can save' (verbo modal + forma base). 'Need to change' (need + infinitivo). 'By asking' (preposição + gerúndio).
Análise das alternativas
Em A, B, C e E há erros de forma verbal, como 'admitting' após 'hard', 'be saving', 'being' após 'used' e 'make' depois de 'wanting'. Só D respeita todas as regras.
Referência: Gramática inglesa – gerúndio e infinitivo.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.