Questões de Concurso

Cohesion and coherence are fundamental properties of a text that ensure it functions as a unified whole. Analyze the following statements regarding these concepts:

I- Cohesion refers to the linguistic links and cues within a text (such as pronouns, conjunctions, and ellipsis) that connect one part of the sentence or text to another.
II- Coherence is primarily concerned with the underlying semantic logic and the “make-sense-ness” of a text, often relying on the reader's world knowledge and the context of situation.
III- The use of conjunctions (e.g., however, therefore) is a mechanism of lexical cohesion, whereas the use of synonyms and superordinates represents grammatical cohesion.
IV- A text may possess high grammatical cohesion but lack coherence if the linked sentences do not follow a logical progression of ideas or fail to relate to a central theme.

Which of the statements above are CORRECT?

In the English language, noun phrases often consist of a head noun preceded by a specific sequence of modifiers (determiners, adjectives, etc.). Analyze the underlined nominal structure in the sentence below:
“The aviation authority is looking for several highly talented young candidates to fill the vacancies.”

Regarding the internal structure of the underlined noun phrase, which statement is grammatically and functionally CORRECT?

In the second paragraph of the text II, the terms “recruitment drive,” “promo,” and “campaign” (implied from the first paragraph) constitute a lexical chain. Regarding the expression “this safety-critical profession” used by Nick Daniels, it functions as a: 

In the first paragraph of the text II, the pronoun “them” in the sentence “The FAA wants them to consider becoming air traffic controllers” refers back to:

According to the text II, the FAA's decision to target the “gamer” demographic is primarily motivated by the fact that: