Instrucciones: Responde las siguientes preguntas.

• Identifique en cuáles oraciones se hacen comparaciones.

  1. There are thirty-one days in September
  2. TVs are more expensive than cell phones
  3. Mice tend to be more intelligent than cats
  4. I always watch the news before breakfast
  • 1, 3
  • 1, 4
  • 2, 4
  • 2, 3

• De acuerdo con el texto, ¿qué información es correcta?

  One of the most common causes of errors in identifying the subject of a sentence is confusing it with a noun used as the object of a preposition. This kind of error can also lead to mistakes in subject–verb agreement. To avoid making this type of mistake or confusion, you first must learn to recognize prepositions and prepositional phrases. Prepositions are the short words in our language that show the position or relationship between one word and another.

  • Las preposiciones son palabras que separan las oraciones
  • Para evitar confusión, hay que saber conjugar los verbos
  • Sujeto y objeto de una preposición, no se pueden confundir
  • En la oración, es común confundir el sujeto con un objeto

• ¿Cuál es el tema central del texto?

  Many people know that spending too much time in the sun can cause burns. It can even cause cancer. But that 't mean you should completely avoid the sun. Sunlight is important to our everyday health. There are many reasons why the right amount of sun is good for you. For one, it provides vitamin D. Also, there is a connection between sunlight and an improvement in how one feels.

  • Algunas personas pasan mucho tiempo en el sol
  • Cancer es una enfermedad mortal para muchos
  • Cuán importante es exponerse a la luz del sol
  • La luz solar provee todas las vitaminas necesarias

• Identifique en qué oraciones se mencionan hábitos en tiempo presente.

  1. We play soccer at the weekend
  2. They stayed home last night
  3. They are very good students
  4. We go to school by bus
  • 2, 4
  • 2, 3
  • 1, 3
  • 1, 4

• Identifique en cuáles de las siguientes oraciones se hacen comparaciones.

  1. 2015 wasn't better than 2016
  2. His sister was born in 1999
  3. The weather turned windy
  4. Planes are faster than cars
  • 1, 4
  • 2, 3
  • 1, 3
  • 2, 4