Questões de Concurso

In the third paragraph, the critic states: Instead of a streamlined investigation with one or two red herrings and a carefully prepared twist, Marauders tries to manage a sprawling conspiracy that involves numerous characters, hidden motives, and coincidences. Considering this, mark the CORRECT alternative.

(a)

The word that in the clause that involves numerous characters functions as a coordinating conjunction, serving only to connect two independent ideas wlthout referring back to any specific noun.

(b)

The word streamlined functions as a present participle that introduces a reduced relative clause, describing the active process of the investigation as it unfolds in the movie.

(c)

The phrase Instead of functions as a complex preposition used to establish a contrast, presenting the streamlined investigation as a preferable hypothetical alternative to the film's actual sprawling conspiracy.

(d)

The use of the indefinite article a before streamlined investigation, carefully prepared twist and sprawling conspiracy indicates that these elements have been mentioned previously and are already well-known to the reader.