Gramática: One of the underlined words or phrases is incorrect; identify which is wrong: Nowadays, as parents are getting increasingly worried about the safety of their children, they are not letting them to go out to play and, as a result, children are shutting themselves away in their rooms.
One of the underlined words or phrases is incorrect; identify which is wrong: Nowadays, as parents are getting increasingly worried about the safety of their children, they are not letting them to go out to play and, as a result, children are shutting themselves away in their rooms.
A) not letting them to go out
B) about the safety
C) increasingly
D) shutting themselves away
Vamos analisar cada trecho sublinhado, buscando erro gramatical/estrutural em inglês.
- “not letting them to go out” O verbo let (e também make, have em certas estruturas) é seguido de objeto + verbo na forma base (infinitivo sem “to”).
- Correto: not letting them go out to play
- Incorreto: not letting them to go out... Logo, aqui há erro: o “to” não deveria aparecer.
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“about the safety” A regência está adequada: “worried about” é uma combinação correta.
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“increasingly” Advérbio bem empregado para intensificar “getting worried” (cada vez mais preocupados).
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“shutting themselves away” Expressão correta: “shut oneself away” = isolar-se/ficar trancado.
Portanto, o único trecho incorreto é o que usa “to” após “let”. Alternativa correta: (A).