Question

1. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs and put them in the correct form.

to guarantee
to complain
to compare
to be
to fight
to speak

a. I appreciate your ________ against inequality and intolerance.
b. I wonder why she began _______ about meritocracy if the subject was inequality.
c. They need cooperation ______ great results
d. John's ______ chosen as the best player made his parents very proud.
e. We disapprove of your ______ her to her sister
f. Lisa's _______ let everybody down.

Answer 1

As frases apresentadas podem ser completadas da seguinte maneira:

a. I appreciate your fight against inequality and intolerance.

(Eu aprecio sua luta contra a desigualdade e a intolerância.)

b.  I wonder why she began speaking about meritocracy if the subject was inequality.

(Eu me pergunto por que ela começou a falar sobre meritocracia quando o assunto era desigualdade.)

c. They need cooperation to guarantee great results.

(Eles precisam de colaboração para garantir excelentes resultados.)

d. John's being chosen as the best player made his parents very proud.

(O fato de que John foi escolhido como melhor jogador deixou seus pais muitos orgulhosos.)

e. We disapprove of your comparison [between] her to her sister  OR   We disapprove of you comparing her to her sister.*

(Nós não aprovamos que você compare ela a sua irmã).

*Para que essa frase fique correta, é necessário adicionar o "between" após "comparison" ou utilizar "comparing" e alterar o possessivo "your" para "you".

e. Lisa's speech let everybody down.

(O discurso de Lisa decepcionou a todos.)