(EsPCEx - 2012)
Fire at Antarctica station kills 2 Brazilian sailors
Two Brazilian sailors died and one was injured Saturday after a fire broke out at a naval research station in Antarctica, authorities reported. The fire occurred at the Comandante Ferraz Station on King George Island, said Adm. Julio Soares de Moura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy. The three sailors were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in the engine room of the facility. Brazilian military police are investigating the cause. The station is home to researchers who conduct studies on the effects of climate change in Antarctica and its implications on the planet, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation. Researchers at the base also study marine life and the atmosphere.
Adaptado de http://articles.cnn.com, consulta em 26/02/2012
In the sentence “The station is home to researchers who conduct studies...”, the word who refers to
station.
researchers.
home.
studies.
Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation.
Gabarito:
researchers.
O "who" é um relative pronoun utilizado quando queremos retomar uma pessoa, dessa forma, analisando o trecho temos três possibilidades de termos que poderiam ser retomados: "The station is home to researchers who conduct studies".
Os dois termos grifados em vermelho não podem ser o que o "waho" faz referência uma vez que não indicam pessoas, mas sim locais, sendo correto o uso do relative pronoun "where", nesses casos. Dessa forma, nossa única possibilidade de resposta é "researchers" (pesquisadores), que são pessoas, portanto a alternativa [B] está correta.
As alternativas [D] e [E] estão erradas uma vez que elas trazem termos e expressões que vêm após o pronome, portanto, não poderiam ser retomados por ele.