⬛ TEXTO 1
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 45, 46 e 47.
Entertainment
In the summer of 1944, the popular comedian and radio personality Bob Hope began another of his famous tours of military camps for the United Service Organizations (USO). This particular tour made stops in Hawaii and on small islands all across the Pacific theater, where Hope and his troupe performed 150 shows in two months. American military personnel loved the shows.
Hope’s jokes and silly stunts made them laugh and took their minds away from the war for a few minutes. Entertainment gave them something to fight for.
Military commanders in all wars throughout history have understood that morale is essential to a force’s willingness to fight and endure hardship. While good morale depends __(1)__, many things, including good leadership, clear purposes and good food, entertainment played a crucial role in the morale of American military forces during World War II (WWII). Entertainment also served particular purposes for different constituent groups. Radio programs, movie showings, USO shows, and visits from Red Cross women serving donuts all allowed soldiers to think __(2)__ something besides the war.
🟨 QUESTÃO 46 — ESPCEX 2023.
Choose the alternative with prepositions that respectively complete gaps (1) and (2) in the correct way (paragraph 2).
🄰 of, in
🄱 of, about
🄲 on, in
🄳 about, of
🄴 on, of
Gabarito: 🄴
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão testa regência verbal fixa em inglês. É necessário reconhecer as combinações corretas: depend on e think of.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ of, in.
O verbo depend não rege of em inglês moderno.
(B) ❌ of, about.
Duplo erro: depend of é incorreto, e o texto pede think of, não think about.
(C) ❌ on, in.
Depend on está correto, mas think in não se aplica ao sentido de “pensar em algo”.
(D) ❌ about, of.
Depend about não existe como estrutura gramatical válida.
(E) ✅ Correta — on, of.
✔ depend on = depender de
✔ think of = pensar em
Combinação correta e exigida pelo contexto.
🚩 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da banca
• Traduzir literalmente preposições do português.
• Confundir think of com think about sem observar o padrão da banca.
• Não memorizar regências verbais fixas.
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ depend on = depender de
✔ think of = pensar em
✔ Questão clássica de regência verbal
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (E)