Exercício: 5 maneiras de dizer “ser composto de” em inglês

Recentemente, tivemos aqui no inFlux Blog um post que ensinava 5 formas diferentes de falar a mesma coisa: “ser composto de”. Para que possam consolidar o uso desses novos termos, que tal praticar um pouquinho?

Caso vocês não tenham lido essa postagem ainda, podem acessá-la aqui. Na sequência, temos um exercício composto de 10 frases. Após resolverem o exercício, não esqueçam de checar as respostas! 

Let’s start, shall we?

Choose the option that DOESN’T apply to the sentences below:

1 – The moon ________________ various kinds of rocks. 

a – is made up of                             b – consist of                                    c – is comprised of

2 – Her last name _________________ only two letters. 

a – are made up of                          b – consists of                                   c – comprises

3 – Our ears __________________ skin and cartilage. 

a – consists of                                   b – consist of                                     c – are composed of

4 – Most dishes in his restaurant ________________ greasy meat covered in sauce. 

a – are comprised of                      b – is made up of                             c – consist of

5 – The groups __________________ married and divorced women. 

a – are composed of                      b – consists of                                   c – are made up of

6 – A year ___________________ 12 months. 

a – is composed of                          b – is made up of                             c – are comprised of

7 – The current courses ___________________ 9 subjects. 

a – are comprised of                          b – are composed of                      c – is composed of                         

8 – Human bodies ___________________ more than 200 cell types. 

a – is composed of                          b – consist of                                     c – are composed of

9 – Most families around here ___________________ 4 people. 

a – are made up of                          b – are comprised of                      c – is made up of

10 – All these recipes __________________ 3 ingredients only. 

a – are composed of                      b – is composed of                          c – are made up of

Check your answers below:

1 – b; 2 – a; 3 – a; 4 – b; 5 – b; 6 – c; 7 – c; 8 – a; 9 – c; 10 – b