Questão 5084491

• Banca: FACET Concursos
• Órgão: Prefeitura de Capim - PB
• Ano: 2020
• Provas: FACET Concursos - 2020 - Prefeitura de Capim - PB - Professor A - Inglês
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Pronomes interrogativos | Question words; Pronomes | Pronouns

Observe the underlined elements in the sentence: ““What we need to do is work with local communities, local governments and local communities – that’s how we’re going to meet those targets.” (lines 11, 12) and choose the best alternative that describes them:

• A. neither “what” nor “how” are interrogative pronouns
• B. both “what” and “how” are interrogative pronouns but here “what” performs a determiner function and “how” an adverb function
• C. both “what” and “how” are interrogative pronouns but here they perform a determiner function
• D. “what” is performing the function of an interrogative pronoun in this sentence
• E. “how” is performing the function of an interrogative pronoun in this sentence

Gabarito: B

Comentários

• b-

  Interrogate pronouns encompass "what, which, who, whom, whatever, whomsoever, whoesever, whichever, when, how, why and where etc. Of these which, what and whose indicate interrogative determiners as they can't stand on their own, needing a noun to be modified in order to make sense. For a visual, compare "what lectern are you buying" & "what are you buying". In the latter, the noun is preceded by what, which indicates a modifying relationship and therefore its removal results in a different meaning, akin to what is conveyed in the latter instance. Interrogative pronouns that are actually interrogative adverbs are why, where, when and how. That's mostly on account of these words calling for an adverbial phrase as a means of an answer e.g.: how shall we do? you should do it like this