(EEAR - 2019)
It was a beautiful summer afternoon with the sun shining brightly. I excitedly phoned my friends asking them to come over later for a barbecue.
After making the calls I quickly drove into town to buy some food and drink. ________ I arrived at the shops I was very surprised at _________ busy it was. Everyone must have been shopping for a barbecue!
The first butchers I visited had completely run out of sausages. The next shop had some left so I happily bought some. After visiting a few more shops I had finally finished my shopping. But I was starting to worry as it was 6 p.m. and I had invited my friends to visit at 6:30 p.m.
I hastly rushed to the car park with all of my shopping and threw it in the boot. Suddenly I notice that the cars were moving really slowly out of the car park and there was a bit of traffic jam. It was past 6:30 p.m. ________ I arrived home and I was extremely worried. As a drove into my drive I smiled happily when I saw my friends sitting in my front garden. Luckily they had realized I was stuck at the shops and they waited for me.
Fonte: www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
Choose the alternative that best completes the text.
when / where / when
which / how / where
where / was / whose
when / how / when
Gabarito:
when / how / when
Resposta: D
A resposta D é a única que completa o texto, de acordo com as regras gramaticais.
Na linha 5, a frase “When I arrived...” significa “Quando eu cheguei...”.
Na linha 6, a frase “I was very surprised at how busy it was” significa “Eu estava muito surpresa com o quão cheio (a loja) estava” ou “como a loja estava cheia”.
Na linha 16, a frase “When I arrived home...” significa “Quando eu cheguei em casa…”.
De acordo com a gramática, usamos when para nos referirmos a tempo e a datas. Usamos how diante de um adjetivo, para enfatizar o grau de veracidade de algo/alguém.
As opções A, B e C não completam as lacunas corretamente.