“This twisted ideology is also behind the current federal government shutdown in the US. An opinion poli at the end ofJune 2012 showed that a majority of Americans, while opposing Obamacare, strongly support most of its provisions. Here we encounter Tea Party ideology at its purest: the majority wants to have its ideological cake and eat the real baking. They want the real benefits of healthcare reform, while rejecting its ideological form, which they perceive as a threat to the “freedom ofchoice”. They reject the concept offruit, but they want apples, plums and strawberries”. Slavoj Zizek Choose a good substitute for while in: “a majority of Americans, while opposing Obamacare, strongly support most of its provisions”
“This twisted ideology is also behind the current federal government shutdown in the US. An opinion poli at the end ofJune 2012 showed that a majority of Americans, while opposing Obamacare, strongly support most of its provisions. Here we encounter Tea Party ideology at its purest: the majority wants to have its ideological cake and eat the real baking. They want the real benefits of healthcare reform, while rejecting its ideological form, which they perceive as a threat to the “freedom ofchoice”. They reject the concept offruit, but they want apples, plums and strawberries“. Slavoj Zizek
Choose a good substitute for while in:
“a majority of Americans, while opposing Obamacare, strongly support most of its provisions”
- A)In spite of.
- B)Always.
- C)For a long time.
- D)When.
Resposta:
A alternativa correta é A)
A substituição adequada para "while" na frase "a majority of Americans, while opposing Obamacare, strongly support most of its provisions" é a alternativa A) In spite of.
Explicação: Na construção original, "while" funciona como uma conjunção concessiva, equivalente a "embora" ou "apesar de". A expressão "in spite of" (apesar de) mantém exatamente o mesmo sentido de contraste entre a oposição ao Obamacare e o apoio às suas disposições específicas, sendo gramaticalmente adequada ao substituir a estrutura concessiva.
As demais alternativas são inadequadas: B) Always (sempre) altera completamente o sentido para uma relação temporal constante; C) For a long time (por muito tempo) introduz uma ideia temporal prolongada não presente no original; D) When (quando) estabelece uma relação condicional/temporal que não captura a nuance concessiva do contexto.
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