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Many southern hemisphere countries that were slow to respond to the novel coronavirus have
stepped up their efforts, but Brazil's president called his country's outbreak a 'fantasy
O conectivo but
() estabelece uma adição entre a duas ideias
( ) estabelece uma oposição entre a duas ideias
( ) estabelece uma relação de causa e consequência entre elas

Many southern hemisphere countries that were slow to respond to the novel coronavirus have
stepped up their efforts

(
) have intensified their efforts
) decreased their efforts
) have minimized their efforts​

Answer 1

Resposta:

A primeira é a opção B.

A segunda é a opção A.

Explicação:

B, pois "but" na frase estabelece oposição entre as duas sentenças.

A, pois stepped up significa intensificar